Stuff that still works, and stuff that doesn't after a long break

[Howdy Doody Time]

Digidesign 003, Firewire for goodness sake, and still working flawlessly. Privia PX160 - can't break it, Yamaha DGX630 - Broke it, Arturia analog factory - broke it, Triton Rack Unbreakable, Yamaha RM1X - Unbreakable. iMac four of them all Unbreakable, Mac laptops - Six of them, Five broke one still working. Digital recording Minidisks Three of them all with faulty eject mechanisms, iz Radar - two of them - all still working (I did have to replace the video card in one of them) Midas Verona 48 - Unbreakable, Various Yamaha Mix I think the 02R96 and 01V96 are ok the other two are not. Behringer x32 rack and XTouch Still OK but X Touch Extender never worked except as a stand alone!? All amps, Mic's Cables A/D converters etc still OK

[Eddy Deegan]

Triton Rack Unbreakable

Mine is still going after 25 years and sounds as good as it ever did. I still prefer the Trinity synth that preceded it though.

I wouldn't question the audio capabilities for a minute. I think the Triton Rack is better sounding than most things from the era but "unbreakable" is a strong word. I've no idea whether the floppy drive in mine still works. I should check!

Good call though - its as good as they came IMHO, despite my preference for the Trinity which only just pipped it for the crown at the time. Both are sterling bits of gear and residents in my studio for as long as they keep ticking

[Arpangel]

Casio CSM10 great, all my Behringer stuf great, some going back over ten years, Boss SE50 great, Novation A Station great, Eventide stuff great, Lexicon too, Japanese stuff is the essence of reliability, and industry standard stuff rarely goes wrong, IME. When stuff goes wrong it’s usually my fault, not the gear.

[forumuser936783]

I got a parlour guitar from 1932. Still works 24x7

[Drew Stephenson]

I got a parlour guitar from 1932. Still works 24x7

Bet it's never needed new batteries either...

[amanise]

Seems to be some kind of cosmic rule though, governing the value of that which stands the test of time and still works great - though needs updating. For example, passive speakers and stereo amps. Might work like a dream still, and give wondrous sound, but totally worthless. No clawing back pennies against a new set of Neumans or something.

Would have been better off if they'd caught fire or blown up a decade a go.

[adrian_k]

Yeah but:

… work like a dream still, and give wondrous sound …

is good right?

[James Perrett]

Seems to be some kind of cosmic rule though, governing the value of that which stands the test of time and still works great - though needs updating. For example, passive speakers and stereo amps. Might work like a dream still, and give wondrous sound, but totally worthless. No clawing back pennies against a new set of Neumans or something.

Passive speakers of a similar level of quality to the Neumanns are still worth good money. In fact, you can probably buy a used pair of KH120s for less than a pair of LS3/5as - and you don't need a separate amplifier for the Neumanns.

[amanise]

Seems to be some kind of cosmic rule though, governing the value of that which stands the test of time and still works great - though needs updating. For example, passive speakers and stereo amps. Might work like a dream still, and give wondrous sound, but totally worthless. No clawing back pennies against a new set of Neumans or something.

Passive speakers of a similar level of quality to the Neumanns are still worth good money. In fact, you can probably buy a used pair of KH120s for less than a pair of LS3/5as - and you don't need a separate amplifier for the Neumanns.

Yes, it's just a bit of a shock when you first realise your beloved old gear is worthless