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Your First System

This should be good!!! Most of us have been in this expensive hobby for years now and have worked our way up to components we only dreamed of. I want to know what was your first system of separate components going back as far as you can remember. My first consisted of a Pioneer SX-680 receiver, a Technics SLD-1 turntable (I think that's the right model #), a Sharp tapedeck, and KLH floorstanding speakers. I was 16 at the time and thought I was the biggest badass on the block. Now, 20+ years later I have a ML 334, Meridian 507 CD, CJ PV10A, Canton Ergo 900 speakers, and a Transparent Power Isolator 4. I'm in the process of upgrading to a ML 390. It goes without saying the IC's and speaker cables are top notch as well. I know my system is WAAAYYYYY down the foodchain compared to what I've seen here but It would be interesting to see what everyone started out with.
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kenshireman
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Kenwood M1-A Amp
Kenwood C-2 Pre Amp
Teac PD-30 CD Player
Onkyo T4017 Tuner
Onkyo EQ-35 EQ
Infinity Reference Standard 4b
Kenwood Casette Player
fotodan
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Got mine in 1973 after graduation from High School. Where I lived at, every one had high power systems. Mine consisted of Kenwood Kt-1035 with Stanton 681EEE, Kenwood KA-9100 (mega power), Kenwood KT-7500 tuner, Akia X-1810 reel to reel with JBL L-100. Not many changes since then. Now changed TT to Poineer PL-518 (2 of them) with the 681EEE, retired reel to reel and bought another one from studio I worked at, TEAC TA-7300, rare one there, and picked up a Pioneer CTF-6060, and added a pr of 4311B control monitors with the L-100's. Still have this system today. Sounds as good as the first time I listened to it. For christmas I received the Tascam CD RW5000 for turning my albums into CD's for audio system in my truck. I found its like Timex, takes a lickin and keeps on tickin!!!!!
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bander
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A battery operated transistor radio with earplugs and to which I fell asleep with at around age 11.
beheme
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My first bedroom system when I was 13 was made of bits and pieces found in relatives' attic: An old Pioneer receiver, a Technics manual TT and a pair of beaten 3A from France(same designer Daniel Dehay as the now Reference 3A brand but at his beginnings).
My first system purchased new by me was many years later Rotel 930 series (CD + integrated) + Paradigm Mini-MkIII
shoot25f9
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I had a Scott FM only tuner (tube) a Scott Pre-amp (tube) and a Mac 60 watt (tube) power amp. My turntable was by AR with a separate SME arm and a Pickering stylus. My speakers were AR 3AX.

I still have the AR 3AX's in my basement with a quad of smaller Advent's. They still sound great
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