When I was about 13 or 14, my dad bought me one of those "suitcase" style stereos with the swing-down turntable and swing-out speakers. At the time, I thought it was OK.
When I paid a visit to a friend of mine in college in 1970, his roommate had an old McIntosh tube integrated. I don't remember what he had for a turntable or speakers, but we listened to Larry Coryell's album, Lady Coryell.
I was absolutely blown away and knew I had to have a McIntosh, but they were WAY too expensive. Sometime later, another buddy of mine told me about a used Fisher X-101-ST that he had seen for sale at an audio repair shop in Akron and, by the way, did I want to buy his dad's Garrard Type A.
So, I bought them both, but now I couldn't afford speakers. Somewhere I got ahold of a pair of 12" EV Wolverines without cabinets. So, I cut some holes in a big pair of corrugated boxes and I had a good start on my first decent stereo system.
I did end up building some speaker cabinets using EV's plans and used that system on into the 80's. I still have the Fisher.
When I paid a visit to a friend of mine in college in 1970, his roommate had an old McIntosh tube integrated. I don't remember what he had for a turntable or speakers, but we listened to Larry Coryell's album, Lady Coryell.
I was absolutely blown away and knew I had to have a McIntosh, but they were WAY too expensive. Sometime later, another buddy of mine told me about a used Fisher X-101-ST that he had seen for sale at an audio repair shop in Akron and, by the way, did I want to buy his dad's Garrard Type A.
So, I bought them both, but now I couldn't afford speakers. Somewhere I got ahold of a pair of 12" EV Wolverines without cabinets. So, I cut some holes in a big pair of corrugated boxes and I had a good start on my first decent stereo system.
I did end up building some speaker cabinets using EV's plans and used that system on into the 80's. I still have the Fisher.