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Your first system and your journey...

Since we are on a audiophile (or is that audio-pile) site many, if not most, have had some decent systems.  I would enjoy in hearing from all/any about what your first system was made up of.  Mine was a Dynaco, I think something like a 35, tube integrated with some small British two way speakers and a BSR McDonald turntable with something like a 44E Shure cartridge , ...and yes, lamp cord for wires and whatever came on the turntable.  It is almost sad to say I have spent much more on some interconnects than that first system cost. 
whatjd
jrwaudio
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My first audio system that I could call my own consisted of a Marantz 2265B, Technics cassette player and Cerwin Vega speakers
I was living the dream!  Man those speakers were pretty hard on the ears
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noromance
9,858 posts
 
@edcyn Not much anymore. Work commute wastes 3 hours of my day. And distracted drivers in big SUVs make it risky. But I do love biking.
ericsch
753 posts
 
Early 70's,  Sherwood S8900A receiver, Dual TT, Shure cartridge, SAE electrostatic speakers.  Shortly thereafter moved up to a Mac C26 and Crown DC 300A amp. I couldn't afford the matching Mac 2105 amp. Still have the C26 and Crown in my office system.

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fuzztone
5,631 posts
 
18 watt Kenwood integrated and Sherwood speakers from Allied Radio in Chicago, pre Tandy. Fisher 50B tube tuner from Musicraft. Panasonic R2R on employee discount.
A friend's dad had AR 3a's and CSN sounded great there.
Ol' MaryJo cranked up the James Gang and I learned how low power blows speakers.
Next step Dynaco and SWTP kits.
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