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What did you own in the 60's?

Here is one for the more mature folks here.

My first component system was a XAM 20 watt receiver, a Garrard 40B turntable with a 1 cent Grado cartridge, & a pair of XAM speakers with single 8" "full range" speakers. It was the house brand of EJ Korvette, a discount department store on Long Island. I probably would have done better if I could have talked my dad into going to Lafayette, but it was a longer trip.

I replaced the Garrard with a $91 AR XA in 1969. It was obvious that turntables sounded different, even to a 16 year old! I don't recall reading that in Stereo Review!
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mapman
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"A transistor radio."

Oh, right. I had one of those to.

Phillies baseball and top 40 radio got lots of airtime of those.

I used to regularly open these these little portable gadgets up and hot wire them to larger external speakers as a step up.
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tpreaves
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I had a Sylvania or Magnavox (can't remember!!) fold out record changer that I inherited from my folks. I spliced in some no name speakers (in series!!) and had the obligatory penny on the tone arm tweak!!
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drubin
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A $500 system bundle from Cal Hi-Fi consisting of a Dual turntable with Stanton 681 cart, a Fisher AM/FM solid state receiver, and a pair of unbranded 3-way large bookshelves with 10" or 12" woofers. It sucked, but I was a teenager and enjoyed my music back then as much or more than I have since. If I had had guidance from someone in the know, I might have ended up with AR and Dynaco gear at about that price, but I didn't.
theduke
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Nov.1969. Purchased from Lafayette Radio in Newark, NJ.

Lafayette LR-500B receiver
Garrard 40B turntable with Pickering V15/ACE cartridge
KLH22A speakers
tonywinsc
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I was about 8 or 9 years old (1966-67) when I bought a crystal radio set mail order from the back of a comic book. I strung the antenna wire in the maple tree outside my bedroom window. It worked. I picked up all of the local AM radio stations.
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