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your first system-

I put together my first system in 1977- turntable, receiver, speakers and a cassette deck- $600. An on-line inflation calculator tells me that is $2760 in 2022 dollars. I am sure a current $1500 streaming based system can be assembled that would demolish my 1977 system. That's what I call real progress!

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ghdprentice
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Yes… progress.

 

I think my first system was centered around a Marantz 2040 integrated amp (I still have it), Philips turntable… and I don’t remember the speakers… 1972… I’m guessing $500… same as one semester of tuition.

Every few years my system improved. My first real high end amp I took out my first loan to buy: $5K… Threshold S500. In today’s dollars $18,800! 1980. My current amp is $22K, preamp is $17K…. And performance wise… there is no comparison… different universes. So similar prices and incredible performance increases.

ghdprentice
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@kennyc 

 

Clearly you have put a lot of research into that system… it should be a very detailed and revealing system. 

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