Your first component that was "special"


I got into hifi 40 years ago. I had a Pioneer receiver, Kenwood table, various entry level cartridges (ADC, Stanton, Empire) and Studio Design speakers. I wound up buying a Shure V15 Type 3 cartridge. That was the first piece of gear I bought that was way beyond ordinary. I had kept the cartridge until about 2o years ago- I sold it because by then no decent replacement stylus was available. Wish I still had it.

128x128zavato
Early 70s. Infinity Servo-Statik 1s; ARC SP3; ARC D-75 (for mid-range ES panels); ARC D-51 (for tweeter panels); Thorens TD-125 tt; Decca International tonearm, Decca MK 5 cartridge.

That system would challenge many today, IMO.
Zavato - My bus route was mainly the Q17 between Flushing and Jamaica. I didn't truly get out until 1982, so rode the #7 as a kid and as an adult working on 34th Street.

Sorry, everyone for temporarily hijacking the thread, but you rarely are able to share such a unique memory with someone else, thousands of miles away and 50 years in the past.
Kenny
Tympani 1a, December 1973. Eventually added ARC SP3a and ARC active crossover. For the day, only Magic.