Speak memory! Kenwood receiver, either KW40 or KW70. Dual 1019 turntable with a who-the-hell-remembers mid-level Shure cartridge. Zipwire speaker cables. Nobody-gave-a-damn-back-then interconnects. Mismatched speakers, both given to me by my audiophile dad. One in a corner. One sitting on the cabinet where I kept my ever-expanding LP collection. I listened to the stereo incessantly. Drove my older sister nuts.
RIP Eddie Van Halen. What was your first stereo you rocked to VH on?
Since their first album in ‘78, what was your “killer system” at the time that you rocked out with Van Halen first? Presumably Running With The Devil :) RIP Brother, you will be forever missed.