Stuff you bought on Audiogon, but never have seen another?

VAC 22.1 vacuum tube dac.  Hdcd decoding using the Pacific Microsonics pmd 1000 dac chip.  It doesn’t get a lot of use these days but still sounds decent.  An unusual piece for sure.

I too like searching the ads to keep abreast of the used market and that very rare once in a lifetime piece.

A few years ago I bought a very rare Ditton 240 integrated amp made by Celestion with an upgraded Shunyata power cord.  Paisley Research AE500’s and Rauna Tyr II’s are also pretty rare and wonderful sounding too.  I owned the Paisleys for about 5 years and moved and needed smaller speakers, so now I have the Raunas and have thoroughly enjoyed both speakers.

A pair of MBL radialstrahler 121 omni monitors.

I always lusted after the big 101s but could never afford them.   Years ago a pair of 121s appeared on audiogon for a ridiculously low price because they had been damaged in shipping - losing one of the grills (which I’d never use anyway).

i snapped them up - the price was low enough hat I didn’t even care if I could never resell them.   Been extremely happy with that purchase.   Like others I habitually monitor the various audiomarts and have never seen the 121s appear again (before or since) on audiogon.  I don’t think I could part with them due not only to their sound, but on the grounds I would be so unlikely to replace them if I let them go and regretted it.

Yeah, Radialstrahler 101e would be my dream speaker too.When the 101e price went up the former distributor had a pair of the early model for sale here. $40,000. new in crates. Sadly I did not have 40K laying around...