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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.
pcook15
rgs92
974 posts
 
AR Receiver, AR XA Turntable w/Shure V15 Type II cartridge,
Dynaco A25 speakers, Superex ProB-V headphones.
Lamp cord for speakers, captive power cords and captive IC on the turntable.
mcphersn
13 posts
 
Wind-up WW II olive drab suitcase 78 player. Built a Dynaco SCA-35 in 1964, to go with new AR speakers, and a turntable cobbled together from a Motorola mono system of my parent's. Not loud, but quite a bit better than the 78. Wish I still had all of them.
dayglow
1,907 posts
 
In 1979 I sold all my silver coin collection, and with birthday and X-mas money i had around $500. Wanted a Pioneer system which included a PL-200 table and F-500 cassette deck. Wanted 50w/ch so a Toshiba SA-750 was found at clearence price. With not enough left for Pioneer speakers I purchase 12 inch 3 way Omega speakers. The speakers played loud but were junk they lasted less then 2 years. Replaced them with small Advents with money from my first job(parents were not as generous 30 years ago)lol.
rlvig
3 posts
 
Mine was a Heathkit AR-1500 receiver (built it myself) and Advent large loudspeakers. I also had a Dual turntable with Shure cartridge but I can't remember the model numbers. I loved it but lost it all upon my divorce.
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clemmtec
16 posts
 
kenwood ka 5500 amp, sanyo turntable,panasonics top loading cassette deck,and kenwood speaker k555
thses were in 1978.
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