The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards


I did have some others before, but the first system that hooked me on this passion/hobby and would still be pretty good today was:

Stacked Large Walnut Advents, with the top ones upside down so the tweeters were close together,
Yamaha CA-1000 integrated (usually run in the class A mode)
Yamaha top end direct drive turntable (YP-800?) with ADC XLM II cartridge 
Yamaha CT-7000 tuner
Early Monster interconnects and speaker cables 
Advent cassette deck
Teac reel to reel with 10" reels (model ?)

The first thing(s) that were replaced was the Large Advents that gave way to a pair of 
Dahlquist DQ-10.

From that system I have gone on to several others that I have enjoyed, but I do remember that first one.







jusam
@whart i remember visiting Music Unlimited in Cleveland with my Dad, date uncertain… the bread and butter was Mac and Bozak, but they had a high end room - including Dayton Wrights, which I heard briefly… but wow… planted a seed for sure…
On the subject of HQD, working at a store I was able to cobble together a poor mans version… stacked ESL in wood frames, Decca Ribbons, 10” Infinity/ Watkins woofers in a tapered quasi transmission line, and running it all 3 x CJ MV-45A1…

CJ Premier 3, SOTA Sapphire, Sumiko FT3, Audioquest AQ404… Monster Cable…

Hauled it all to parents house, Dad felt his Bozaks superior….damm kids…..
+1 @tomic601 !
:)
You gotta be a little crazy to enjoy this as much as all of us do. 
Marantz 2275 receiver, Gale 401A speakers, AR turntable with a Shure V15 IIII and a Scott 350 tuner. The Gale's are one of the few things I sold that I regret.
Bose 901 series IV, Kenwood integrated amp, Technics turntable, Revox 10” tape deck, DBX 3-BX compander, Sony cassette deck.