If you could have just one Hi-Fi item back from your past…

Records well my massive collection of Progressive 1st issues.

As for Hi-Fi. Maybe J.A.Michell 'Hydraulic Reference' with Fluid arm & ADC '26' These were insanely high compliance cartridges that worked perfectly with the Fluid arm which was a super low mass arm. Was a large turntable that you needed a lot of space for the lid prop to work. Sold it & retained the J.A Michell 'Focus One' but i missed the spinning weights, i did plan buying a Transrotor 'Golden Shadow' which was basically a 'Focus One' with the spinning weights platter but could never locate one. I actually wont 1st place on AOS forum for best turntable with my old 'Focus One'/SME '3009, S2 Imp'. 

I had the Gold plated weights Chrome plated. Also John Michell sent ne a centre platter locking nut with the extra long spindle. Also go a thin glass platter from him to sit on top of the weights.

Looks incredible but 'sounded' no better than a Rega 2 of the period, maybe a bit softer - yes, I did compare them at the time!


The one item I'd happily have back regardless are the ATC 100A's. As regards domestic audio gear, all else is gaslight and I don't give a flying fig how much more advanced modern speakers are - and current 100A's have every part except the box changed since mine! I just gave up on stereo gear when I had them and miss them terribly when I open the box and let memories out... Looking back, maybe I should have kept the Mentor too, but I don't miss it with the pain I get over the ATC's when I remember them.