Where did you buy your first audio gear?


I bought my first audio gear in a Post Exchange PX store in Baumholder Germany. I was a young soldier about 20 yrs old and bought a SAE amp and Preamp, Bose 901 speakers, Sony CDP-101 CD player and a Thorens TD 320 turntable. Where did you buy your first audio gear? What did you get?

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1973 at the PX in Japan Kenwood receiver, Sony real to real, Pioneer speakers, dual turntable. 

Worked offshore summer after graduation came back and my older brother and his bud, a Klipsch rep set me up with a Yamaha 50 watt SS, Philips TT 312 think, and Heresy’s. My little brother has my Hersey, I have big brothers after his passing.

1972 Garrard, SP 25 deck, EMI speakers and a sort of no name amp, perhaps an Amstrad. Deck lasted some years speakers soon replaced by Wharfedale Dentons, amp replaced with nameless brand receiver not long after. Graduating in 1978 bought a Pioneer PL 51? deck, Yamaha receiver and Mordaunt Short speakers.  Of course a Phillips Mk1 CD player was purchased ASAP even though CD's were few and far between. After that well dozens of everything mostly speakers but through all that time the Road Doublets lasted nearly 20 years with me , my son, my friends and back again. Best combination, Royd Doublets, Garrard 401, SME arm, Creek amplifier.

Audio Musical in Belleville Illinois. Dixon Smart was the owner and a great great guy.