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

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.

Pioneer SX-636 receiver
EPI 5's(???) speakers
Teac A150 (???) Cassette Deck
Dual (something) Turntable

Of couse I liked it. Not much bass but it was my first, it was the 70's, it was what I could aford, and it certainly sounded much better than my parents Magnavox console unit.

I got my first system when I was 13. It was a used Philco Victrola ... a one piece tube affair with detachable speakers and a drop down Voice of Music record player. Absolutely loved it ... cost me $50 ... but after awhile I became frustrated with its sound ... 4 inch baffle mounted speakers. Graduated to a SONY HP 161 Tuner/Turntable one piece solid state compact when I was 17. It was the last system that I was completely satisfied with. Separates did not enter the picture until I was 24 ... a Pioneer 636 receiver; a Dual 1257 turntable; and EPI 100 speakers.

stacked advents,mac 275 amp, jvc equilizer pre,thorens 125 turntable,thought i died & went to heaven

In the late 60's my parent let "the gang" hang out in our basement where we had a pool table and a 50's vintage portable phono. The contained speakers were fried so we spliced in a couple that we found somewhere. We used about 10' of wire, ran 'em open air and figured we had stereo!!! We also had to use spare change to keep the arm from running. Filed down some great albums including a great blue vinyl, double LP Led Zep boot. Ah, those were the days...