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When did good gear start getting your attention?

For me it as when I was a teenager. My older sister had a Panasonic compact stereo which had  a BSR changer with a ceramic cartridge. Then a friend told me about Dual turntables and AR speakers. That was in 1974 or 1975. Sister got married in 1976 and the Panasonic compact became mine, and I realized it just wasn't cutting it. Saved my money, and by 1977 I went to Tech Hifi in Manhattan. Left with a receiver, turntable and speakers. I've come a long way in 39 years but I still have all my old LP I bought at 
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ivan_nosnibor
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I'd had offhand discussions a time or two leading up to then about what gear might possibly be considered good, but it wasn't until the late 60's that I heard my first bona fide hifi: a friend of my brother had an all Mac system paired with Bose 901's in his large carpeted basement. It knocked my socks off at the time...made quite a first impression. To me at the time it was certainly something to aspire to.

My first speakers were the 301's...you can imagine my disappointment...
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jafant
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1986/87- I discovered a Yamaha stack (pre, power & cd player)
that blew me away. We do not get many chances in being exposed to a "first" time...
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mapman
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1978 working at Lafayette Radio and Electronics in Pennsylvania. 
taters
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Mapman,

I worked at Lafayette Radio in Michigan in 1978.
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mapman
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Those were the days. 😌

i bought my first "good" system there. The 40 watt integrated amp and matching tuner and the short speakers with Heil AMT.   Also Lafayette belt drive tt with Pickering cart. Not too shabby for a poor college freshman.
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