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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!
drumarty
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
A Garrard tt into an Eico integrated amp driving one Westinghouse speaker and homemade speaker.
How do you guys remember the model numbers? I for one was way too stoned to remember much.
nyctc7
91 posts
 
EJ Korvettes Urban Legend see http://www.snopes.com/business/names/ejkorvette.asp

From the mid 1960s to the mid 1980s My parents had a really cheap KLH system. But they had pretty cool taste in music--mostly bebop jazz. I, however, gravitated towards their Beatles records.
audiowoman
249 posts
 
A really neat tomato radio, and a little brown number that had 4"x4"detachable speakers, for stereo separation don'cha know! Didn't hit the good stuff (marantz superscope) till the 70's!
samhar
1,048 posts
 
Dynaco PAS 3
Dynaco Stereo 70
Dynaco FM 1
AR TT
AR 2 speakers, Jensen 12" three way DIY enclosure
dgordonl
128 posts
 
I didn't have stereo gear in the 60'S.Just a Panasonic clock radio.To busy chasing the ladies and enjoying the tunes on my AM radio in my 1963 Ford Falcon.I did get some Radio Shack gear in the 70's..as a matter of fact I still have the STA 225 Shack Receiver in the Garage..AaHHHH the 60's what a great time to be young...Almost made it to Woodstock in 1969..I didn't want to leave the Falcon parked on the NY Thruway and walk the rest of the way,so headed back to Jersey.
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