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What was your first system, & did you like it?

I don't know if this is the spot to post this. Please tell me if not. Since I just put my first ever system together, I would be interested in finding out what some of you started out with,whether or not you liked it, and how much it cost. Sort of a nostalgia trip. I know mine is simple and just barely, if at all, considered "audiophile," but for a first, I love it. So here goes for my humble beginning.

CD - Yamaha 845
Amp - Yamaha RX-596 (integrated)
Speakers - B&W 601

Total cost used - $458
baileyje

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elizabeth
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In 1963 or 1964, I saw a Garrard turntable the Lab 80. And I was transfixed! I just knew I had to have it. (I was like 15 years old. A $100 bucks then was a LOT).
So I got it, and a Fisher pre/amp combo unit. A pair of J.B.Lansing speakers (I do not remember the model, but they were 12" woofer with a tweeter that had an aluminum bullet cover in 24" by 26" by 26" walnut cabinets that stood on 6" aluminum legs. (a friends' brother still has them)
I loved it, had that same system for 15 years.
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