The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards


I did have some others before, but the first system that hooked me on this passion/hobby and would still be pretty good today was:

Stacked Large Walnut Advents, with the top ones upside down so the tweeters were close together,
Yamaha CA-1000 integrated (usually run in the class A mode)
Yamaha top end direct drive turntable (YP-800?) with ADC XLM II cartridge 
Yamaha CT-7000 tuner
Early Monster interconnects and speaker cables 
Advent cassette deck
Teac reel to reel with 10" reels (model ?)

The first thing(s) that were replaced was the Large Advents that gave way to a pair of 
Dahlquist DQ-10.

From that system I have gone on to several others that I have enjoyed, but I do remember that first one.







jusam
1980ish
Used Audio Research SP-5 preamp (after rotating through many brands)
Threshold 500s Amp (my first ever bank loan)
ESS AMT 1D speakers
The New AR Turntable
Nakamichi LX-5 Tape Deck
1980s
Sonograph TT, Sumiko MMT arm, Talisman cart
B&K pro 10 preamp
B&K ST140 amp
Vandersteen Model 2s

@mesch IF you were in Columbus, Ohio i maybe sold you that excellent sounding system….ha.

The MMT with modifications, rewire, is still competitive today….

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/3803#&gid=1&pid=18
Denon DP790, Denon Arm, Audioquest AQ-404, Hegeman HAPI 2 preamp, Modified Hafler DH-100 i built myself with inputs from Sensible Sound ( remember that rag ? authors / tweaks… KEF kit 104 ab in massively braced cabinets my pattern maker Dad and i constructed ( cabinet within a cabinet ), Fulton speaker wire, with IC Sumiko used to backdoor to usa from Japan…

fun.