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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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shrinermonkey
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Late 1980s - Bare bones Technics receiver, Kenwood CD player, and Bose 201s.... ugh. I could have chosen some Baby Advents instead of the Bose... what was I thinking!?
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tpreaves
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1976, I was in the Army stationed at Augsburg,Germany.We got great deals through the PX. My system was a Marantz integrated(forgot model),Pioneer CTF 9191 cassette deck(huge), Dokorder 10 1/2" open reel recorder(would die to have this back), Technics belt drive turntable and Sansui "Super 16" speakers(loud). I sold this system in 1982(needed money) and did the low-fi thing for years,sad but true. Just got back into good equipment and I am having a blast !!!
dhgee
10 posts
 
1970, I was 15 years old, had a Dynaco ST-70, REK-o-CUT player with GE cartridge, an old Zenith tube pre-amp, Viking tube reel to reel, and an 8 track deck, home built base reflex Electro-voice LS-15 full range wolverine. I also had a large stack of records for 15 since every $ went to records. I got most of the equipment from my Fathers recording studio equipment no longer used or needed. I payed about $35 for each speaker. Lots of deep purple, led zep, mountain, stuff like that. I was 15. Now it's ARC, Vandersteen, SOTA.
relentless
36 posts
 
At 19 I purchased a 200w Carver 2000 receiver a Kenwood TT and cassette player and 2 pair of infinity speakers One pair were 3way with 12'woofers and the other were towers with a front and rear firing tweeter a front firing mid and 10'woofer and a down firing 10'woofer. Then an Awia Cdp once cds were introduced. I remember most about it is that was how I first built credit and been in debt ever since:). Still have them in storage.
11rufus11
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Oh my, I remember it well. It was 1977 and I was 18 years old. I had a good job right out of high school and I had saved a huge sum of money right up to Christmas. I walked into a audio/video store and purchased a Kenwood KA-7100 integrated amp, a JVC JT-V71 tuner, a Pioneer CT-F8080 cassette deck, a Technics SL-1300MK2 turntable, and Technics SB-7000 speakers. It was a great sounding system. I wish I had more money for the Kenwood KA-9100 and the Kenwood KT-8300 tuner at the time, but I went away happy. I still have the amp and tuner. I wish I had kept all of it, but the upgrade bug bit and I purchased Mac equipment later on. I sold or traded the rest.
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