What did you own in the 60's?


Here is one for the more mature folks here.

My first component system was a XAM 20 watt receiver, a Garrard 40B turntable with a 1 cent Grado cartridge, & a pair of XAM speakers with single 8" "full range" speakers. It was the house brand of EJ Korvette, a discount department store on Long Island. I probably would have done better if I could have talked my dad into going to Lafayette, but it was a longer trip.

I replaced the Garrard with a $91 AR XA in 1969. It was obvious that turntables sounded different, even to a 16 year old! I don't recall reading that in Stereo Review!
drumarty
hi markppao:

you are right. i mentioned them in a previous post.

in my opinion these are the best speakers ever made.
A Scott solid state all-in-one: AM/FM with a built in Garrard record player and separate 2-way speakers in walnut cabs. You’ll notice I didn’t say ’turntable’.

The best I can say about it is that it played music. My most vivid memory was the box it was shipped in. It featured a picture of a young guy & gal shakin’ a tail-feather to some groovy boss tunes.

Scott’s advertising slogan from that era: "Great Scott !!"
An earlier post said that EJ Korvettes came from Eight Jewish Korean Vets. Sounds great. It’s a very popular urban myth. The store first got started before the Korean War (1948 to be precise)
A one-speed Schwinn, and a clam-shell GE record changer.  My folks owned a mono system - Rek-O-Kut 'table, Audax 'arm, GE mono cartridge, Bogen DB35 integrated tube amp and one KLH speaker.  They replaced the 'table with a Dual 1019 at some point (not sure).  They STILL HAVE the KLH speaker!  Looks like they will be moving soon, so I may try to sell it.  Maybe someone with another single can make a pair out of it.  Not sure of the model number without seeing it, though.