What did your first "real" system consist of?


In highschool (1975) I purchased my first nice system and broke away from the family Lloyds 8 track/turntable/tuner combo. I purchased on sale the Radio Shack STA76 (12 WPC) on sale for $159.00 ($259), Miracord 45 turntable on sale for $259.00, and Sansui SP2000 speakers at $150.00 used. I had about 500 albums and later the next year transitioned from 8 tracks to cassette.

My first sepatrates came in 1988? I bought a Hafler 110 pramp $200.00 used, Dynaco 150 w/ meters $150.00 used, Thorens/SME3009 turntable $150.00 used, Panasonic MASH CD player $125.00 new, Energy Pro22 speakers $500.00 new, Monster Cable M1000 I/C @ $50.00 per set, and AQ Midnight Speaker cable cheap.

What did your first system look like or maybe your first steps into high end?
jothompson

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In college, think late 60's, I bought a Wollensak (3M)(not sure of spelling anymore) real to real tape recorder with detachable speakers. Then about 1967 I bought a Fisher Receiver model ?, a pair of AR4X accoustic suspension speakers, and a Dual Turntable, model 1209????. It was magic and totally blew away my folks Magnavox stuff and pretty much anything else I'd heard outside of Stereo Stores. That was the system that infected me with the desease and have yet to have purchase anything that made that big of a jump in sound from what I was used to. I love what I have now, all three systems and when my personal economic recovery comes, I'm sure I'll be looking for more stuff. Happy listening to all. Oh and anybody in the Dallas Fort Worth Area be sure to check out Uncle Calvins Coffee House a volunteer run accoustic venue featuring national touring Singer Songwriters in a smoke free alcohol venue most every Friday night and some Saturdays, This Friday we have Cary Newcomer and Sat it's Janis Ian (already sold out). Check us out at unclecalvins.org. I'm the sound guy there. And mostly what I listen to at home comes from performers who play there and the Kerrville Folk Festival and other volunteer coffeehouses in the area as well as house concerts.
There is alot of great music out there if you go looking
Woody