What was your first system? When was that?

I almost forgot my most priced possession at the time my Tandberg  Reel to Reel
it was going out with the garbage from a neighbor who brought it home after Vietnam.it did not work ,$35 and 2 capacitors that was the techs repair charge back then . It was excellent sounding and master tapes were easy to sourse and sounded  Great !!

I was in the service at the time, so it needed to be easy to travel with. SAE I-102 integrated amp, Kenwood cassette deck (don't remember model number), and Fried C2 speakers. Probably 1984 or 1985. Pretty good sounding little system.

I had a Webcor Holiday

Maranta 1060 integrated, later supplemented with a Marantz tuner.  Sonar speakers.  Gerard 1229 table and a Shure cart, can’t remember the model.  No name cables, but a heavier gauge than zip cord.  I’d like to hear it again.

1971 - Pioneer SX-303 receiver and Rectilinear 10B speakers. Radio for a while, then Phillips turntable. The one that wiggled a lot with the cool green touch sensor.