The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you?

My first real hifi was a Lafayette integrated amp and separate tuner. 

Toshiba SA-750. Purchased in April 1979 at the ripe old age of 14.

as  a preteen i had a hand me town hh scott tube receiver, then the first one i bought on my own in college was a harman kardon 330b

My first stereo included a used Technics SA-500 bought in 1982, and mated to a fairly respectable used pair of Mariah LS-2 speakers.  That receiver looked cool, but I never thought it sounded like anything special....not a bad start though.

Marantz 2252B. Loved it but sold it, couldn't find a shop locally to service it