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
A tube AM/FM clock radio (which worked very well); a couple of transistor radios; and during the last few years of the decade a $20 portable record player.

Regards,
-- Al
1969: Heathkit EA-3 and a similar RCA branded amp for other channel. EV corner cab with Wolverine speaker (still have) and cheap guitar bass amp cab with 12" with SC (twisted together) to a metal pa horn for HF.
Lower model Garrard TT and Pilot mono fm tuner IC (twisted together) into two channel.
All components were scrounged together for total cost of $.00.
I owned app. ten albums.
I was as proud of that system as my current one!!
My first system was in 1967. I was five years old and it was a portable 45 rpm record player with built in speaker. The first record I ever played on it was "March of the Toy Soldiers" from the Nutcracker.

It all spiraled out of control from there......

Shakey