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
Naim Nait (1st iteration)
Rega 3 Sumiko Blue Point
Pro Ac Tablettes (original version)
  • Vandersteen 2C (1985)
  • NAD Receiver (don’t remember the model)
  • CJ Walker Turntable w/Linn LVX Arm and Grado cartridge
tube research labs gt 400s, sound lab a1s, Golden triode pre, oracle premier mk 2, dynavector arm, arc ph3se, Paul's cables,  I sure do miss that man!
In the early 1970’s, my system was:

Crown DC 300 amp
Crown IC 150 preamp
Empire turntable
Shure V-15 cartridge
JBL Olympus speakers
Pioneer headphones

The system sounded very good at the time.
Mine was 1978. Sansui G-8700DB DC Power Receiver, Technics 1200 TT, Teac Cassette Tape Model ??, Sansui SA-7 Equalizer, Bose 601 Series I Speakers. Bought overseas in the Navy. Nice sounding system.