Your First System


This should be good!!! Most of us have been in this expensive hobby for years now and have worked our way up to components we only dreamed of. I want to know what was your first system of separate components going back as far as you can remember. My first consisted of a Pioneer SX-680 receiver, a Technics SLD-1 turntable (I think that's the right model #), a Sharp tapedeck, and KLH floorstanding speakers. I was 16 at the time and thought I was the biggest badass on the block. Now, 20+ years later I have a ML 334, Meridian 507 CD, CJ PV10A, Canton Ergo 900 speakers, and a Transparent Power Isolator 4. I'm in the process of upgrading to a ML 390. It goes without saying the IC's and speaker cables are top notch as well. I know my system is WAAAYYYYY down the foodchain compared to what I've seen here but It would be interesting to see what everyone started out with.
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1977..Large pair of walnut Advents..Sansui AU-7900 intergrated..75 watts into 8ohms..Dual 701 turntable with Shure V15 cartridge..
NAD 7020 with ESS speakers (2 way w/Heil transformer) Rotel turntable and Tandberg cassette deck...survived multiple moves and med school
Heathkit AR1500 that I built, original large Advent speakers, Dual turntable but I can't remember the model or the cartridge (probably a Shure). I lost it all when I got divorced, sad to say.
My first system that consisted of separate components would be Phase Linear Series II amp & preamp driving Bose 901 speakers w/Technics SL1200 tt. Around 79-80.

First system was a Sansui G-9000 Receiver driving the same 901's along with that Technics tt. Around 1978?
Fun thread. My first "real" component system ~1970:

Minerva receiver - couldn't afford the big names
AR turntable with Signet cartridge - still have
Soundesign 8 track player/recorder - yeah baby
Utah speakers - honking big mothers with horn tweeters