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

My Garage/Shop system was driven by this wonderful Tandberg 2080. my friend Wayne at Harvey's told me when it was hitting the used shelf.

The connectors in the back pulled out, mostly my fault tugging in tight space.

My parents had a Technics receiver when I was a kid I cannot remember the model number. Part of a Technics rack system no idea if it sounded any good but I was pretty young back then.

Sansui 771 receiver

Technics manual turntable

Generic 12 inch 3-way box speakers that sat on the floor (nice real wood veneer)

Dokorder 1120 reel to reel

SuperScope cassette deck

Now I know where my thumbnail came from!

My first big receiver was (and still is) the Kenwood KR8010 along with the Concept 2QD turntable from Pacific Stereo, I still have both of them and play them on a regular basis in a dedicated listening room, along with a 20+ years old pair of Acoustic Research 308 HO speakers.The sound is still fantastic.