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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.

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kennythekey
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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
terry9
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Tympani 1a, December 1973. Eventually added ARC SP3a and ARC active crossover. For the day, only Magic.

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jafant
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My 1st Sony ES cd player- 620 ES.
effischer
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Rega Planar 2 with a Dynavector Ruby 23MR.  Opened my ears right up, that combo did.
martykl
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zavato and kenny

IIRC

From suburban NJ, it was a NJ Transit train to Penn Station then a shuttle to Grand Central and a 7 train out to Shea Stadium.  Mostly when the Dodgers were in town,  as my family had moved out to Jersey from Brooklyn.

Last time I did that was probably 1970 or 1971. I live in LA now, so it's definitely long ago and far away!

BTW, I probably live only 25 miles from Dodger stadium now, but - with LA traffic - the car ride  often takes longer than the three trains from Jersey did back in the day.  I guess that's progress for you.
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