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When did good gear start getting your attention?

For me it as when I was a teenager. My older sister had a Panasonic compact stereo which had  a BSR changer with a ceramic cartridge. Then a friend told me about Dual turntables and AR speakers. That was in 1974 or 1975. Sister got married in 1976 and the Panasonic compact became mine, and I realized it just wasn't cutting it. Saved my money, and by 1977 I went to Tech Hifi in Manhattan. Left with a receiver, turntable and speakers. I've come a long way in 39 years but I still have all my old LP I bought at 
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mapman
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Those were the days. 😌

i bought my first "good" system there. The 40 watt integrated amp and matching tuner and the short speakers with Heil AMT.   Also Lafayette belt drive tt with Pickering cart. Not too shabby for a poor college freshman.
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I had a lot of fun working there. 

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mapman
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Me too.  Learned a lot.  Testing tubes and helping replace parts was par for the course. 
taters
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Same as me.
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Those were the days. I bought Koss headphones rebranded as Realistic at Radio shack. Loved them- had them many years. Lafayette as fun too. Tech Hifi was a wonder. Saw my first Infiniti black widow arm then. For me the late 70's were the days of my eyes opening to what was possible. I had essentially no money then, but it as fun to wish. A Philips GA212 was a holy grail. As was just about any Thorens. My first piece of equipment I bought that I truly thought was incredible was a V15 Type 3 
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