What was the last bit of gear you bought in 2023?

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I also found a useful uplift in sound with the sew Scan Speak units.

Scan-Speak D2008/851200 to D2008/852100 exchange for Spendor SP2 mk1

Reasons for the swap: the existing D2008/851200 are 35 years old and are a ferro fluid variant. Although there’s no increase in distortion indicating a big deterioration or a loss of fluidity in the ferro fluid, they are probably no longer performing at their best. On the other hand, the bass/mids of the mk1 SP2 are known to have very good longevity so it’s probably worth doing a replacement. The question was to replace the original 851200 variant with the same or use the newer 852100 variant…