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What was your first system, & did you like it?

I don't know if this is the spot to post this. Please tell me if not. Since I just put my first ever system together, I would be interested in finding out what some of you started out with,whether or not you liked it, and how much it cost. Sort of a nostalgia trip. I know mine is simple and just barely, if at all, considered "audiophile," but for a first, I love it. So here goes for my humble beginning.

CD - Yamaha 845
Amp - Yamaha RX-596 (integrated)
Speakers - B&W 601

Total cost used - $458
baileyje
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philjolet
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I had AR turntable and EPI 100s, I do not remember the rest, but they got loud :^)

They were mounted on my bedroom wall and when I got done moving them (several times) the wall had dozens of holes in it. It looked like someone had shot it with a machine gun.

My poor parents :>(
baileyje OP
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Ekistler,

I do remember Heathkit. I built a pair of walkie-talkies when I was about 10.
viggen
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My first personal system consisted of a Nakamichi TA1A receiver, a Sony second generation portable discman, a Luxman turntable, some speakers from a old Canadian company ESM (?), and Kimber cheapy cables throughout. Like Rar1, I was 13.

I thought this system was very good at the time. I really didn't have anything to compare with though. And, I bought everything brand new.
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dweller
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My first "system" was a white and green Zenith all-in-one record player. I loved listening for hours to Hans Christian Anderson stories. It was confiscated by my Mother, however, when I learned that my finger could alter space/time by speeding-up/slowing-down the turntable revolutions (a promising recording engineer nipped in the bud!).
greh
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Technics TT w/ Pickering cartridge
Harmon Kardon receiver
JBL L 100 spkrs.

I still listen to rock music and to this day my present system still can't "rock" like this simple system.
Loud, electronic-sounding, booming bass with a lot of slam and an in-your-face sound-but boy could it play Led Zeppelin and Earth, Wind & Fire.
I wasn't listening for soundstage, high end bloom, transparency etc.-I simply enjoyed the music.
Mmmmmm...
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