Where did you buy your first audio gear?

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.

Allied on south Western Ave in Chicago. 1967 bought a pair of JBL Dorian S12 speakers. Still have them. Don’t remember what turntable or receiver I had.

TV Lenney’s American TV. Place was fantastic. You never paid full price sales people were commission and you could talk them down sll the time. Had a high end listening room that always stocked the best of the best in retail stereo gear. My first big buy was my Nakamichi Dragon cassette deck that I still run in my main rig. Second was a Carver amp that I still swap in and out.