As A Youngster, What Unit Puqued Your Interest In All This?

I know better now, and I know that this will generate some snickers, but it was the first time I viewed and heard a pair of Bose 901's. The father of a girlfriend had a sweet system and those 901's just sounded awesome to my 15yo ears. This started my journey. I NEEDED a system of my own, no matter how humble. 

Saved up what I could as a bus-boy and walked down the three blocks to my local Radio Shack. I had to make three trips, speakers, receiver and turntable. It was mine and I was proud of it. For Christmas the same year my dad bought me a pair of AKG K240's. I swear I levitated while reclining on my twin bed, listening to Led Zep though those cans. (no mind altering aides were involved). 

when i was young and stupid(er) i ran nice speakers with crappy mass market receivers. at some point i started wising up and got a nad 3155 integrated--not a great piece by today's standards, but much better than the junk i'd used previously. it was something of a gateway drug.

Is it possible to edit the thread title?  There is plenty of gear that I owned in my much younger days that would make me puque if I had to listen to today 

Mahgister, I bought that 9900 used for $250 , enjoyed it for about 8 years and ended up giving it to my brother. Unfortunately it got stolen from his apartment

Wish I still had it 

Sansui was great in audio in the S.Q. /price ratio scale...

Now i am on headphone only , and the Sansui alpha drive them very well...

but the AKG K340 is near the top of high end not the bottom in the headphone realm...

It is very sensible to the electrical noise floor of the house  and component...

then even if Sansui is more than great, i must think about a dedicated headphone amplifier if not out of the electrical grid as my dac , dead quiet,... more quiet than even the quiet Sansui...

I am on vthe fence to upgrade...

Even if the Sansui AU 7700 were extremely good so muck i never change it when i had speakers... So much more quiet than the 7700 the alpha is, a top headphone is so sensible to the electrical noise floor i must consider  an upgrade...

Probably the Berning microzotl...

I would had never change my Sansui with any speakers upgrade...So good they are...

But refined  headphone need dedicated amplification ... My headphone system now is moere resolving than my speakers/acoustic room... So different they are the K340 is my favorite...

Mahgister, I bought that 9900 used for $250 , enjoyed it for about 8 years and ended up giving it to my brother. Unfortunately it got stolen from his apartment

Wish I still had it