Where did you buy your first audio gear?

Allied Radio, scrapd plates at  U of A dining room,saved up  and got a Scott amp, AR4 speakers , a Lear turntable and Koss headphones for about $260.   Aw those were the days !!

@secretguy  -  FYI, Olsen Electronics had a store opposite from Allied Radio on Western Ave. In Chicago.

35 years ago, a little grey market hifi shop in downtown Atlanta.  I nice Yamaha AX-500 integrated amplifier.  I used that amp for nearly 20 years.

Also 35 years ago, HiFi Buys (still in business in Atlanta) a pair of Cerwin Vega D-3

In 1968 while stationed in Vietnam, I purchased a Pioneer turntable.  At the time, I knew zilch about stereo equipment.  I shipped it home, but it was stolen and never reached home.  

In 1972 while stationed in Germany, I began building a system that I kept for ~20 years before giving it to my son:  Pioneer SPEC4 power amp, Soundcrafstman SP4001 EQ/pre amp, SAE tuner, Technics SL-1600MK2 TT, Pioneer PL1000 TT, Rodec mixer, Teac X10R R2R (which I still have), dbx 224 noise reduction unit, dbx 3bx range expander, & Bose 901 speakers w/ chrome stands and active equalizer.  

13 years old at the Fort Eustis exchange in Virginia.

1971.