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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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bundee1
147 posts
 
Very first system was in 1991 Sony minisystem. Pretty nice actually.

First system I paid for(1996)consisted of a
Harmon Kardon AVR10 receiver
PSB Alpha Speakers
Yamaha CCD 565 5 disc changer

I loved that stereo so much. Nice warm sound with surprisingly good bass. I got the suggestion from a Details magazine.
pcook15 OP
3 posts
 
I KNEW this would be a good thread. As for me, I paid $300 for that system. My father was FURIOUS that I blew that much $$$ at the time. I was definately hooked after that playing Deep Purple, Hendrix, Doors, all that good stuff. As for my pops, he came over the other week, looked at my current rig and said "Good Lord, that looks expensive, and I'm sure it was!!!" I sat him down, played Evanescence "My Immortal" and he was just speechless and smiling. Enjoy the music!!!
mfc28412
15 posts
 
altec lancing receiver with garrard turntable built-in on top and brawn (pre ads )speakers
jax2
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Pcook15- I started with the same receiver, a Pioneer SX-680, which my dad still has and uses along with my first speakers and they still sound pretty darn good together. The rest of my first rig consisted of Advent speakers, a JVC cassette deck, and a Phillips turntable. Well, now wait a minute, I can go back a bit further to when I was even younger I had a one-box solution: a Kenner Close'N'Play turntable. Before that I may have had a musical mobile or some such thing, but it likely only played one tune, and I really don't remember the brand, or even what it looked like.

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xiekitchen
821 posts
 
Garrard belt drive with throw-away shure cart., JVC integrated 30 wpc amp, Pioneer project 60 speakers, all bought in 1977 also from summers washing dishes! My old man was mad as hell because I was supposed to be saving that $$ for college. "He bought a guitar, to punish his ma.." Used to play DSOM, Yes, and Supertramp after school as loud as I could get it, before the old man came home from work and then I'd have to turn it off. Probably why I can't hear nothin above 16K now
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