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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.
pcook15
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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
astro94
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He fellas, a little late but, had to add this. Circa 1971, my first love was a Muntz(remember them?)4&8 track car stereo with a car battery i stole from a car note being used and a pair of funky plastic craig??? speakers. Accidenty hooked both ground wires to the deck and finally found out what BALANCE meant. Then i moved to discrete quad 8trk decks, what fun. Then, i bought an am/fm 8trk unit, i think it was Electrophonic and two funky speakers for $85 bucks, then added a BSR/Mcdonald record player with a pickering ceramic cartridge, years later i found out the damage i did to some original Blue Note albums that'er now priceless! My, have i grown since then, i have so many toys, too much to list. Thanks for the opportunity to share how i got this disease, or is it ease?
mikeys
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my first system consisted of a marantz sr 430 reciever a marantz sd 221 cassette deck and a small pair of epi speakers,i only had the epi's for a few weeks and then went out and bought a pair of advent 5012's
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