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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
isochronism
2,893 posts
 
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!!
shakeydeal
979 posts
 
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
mabonn
181 posts
 
KLH Model 11 Record player.
dynami28
55 posts
 
My Father's look in his eyes, my Mothers intentions, and perhaps some future therapy issues:).

Andrew
Synesthesia Studios
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tostadosunidos
1,197 posts
 
ca. 1967, 15 years old--I had a Magnavox system (IA/TT/spkrs)
with headphones, which I used a lot. My parents were in heaven with the 'phones. They bought two of my brothers similar systems the following Christmas.
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