Easy. Dad's living room system 1952. Large JBL corner horn ... two 15" woofers and horn mids and highs. Driven by 25wpc tube Newcomb Amp w/Preamp. Rek-O-Cut studio TT with Fairchild arm and cartridge. First ever audiophile discs (Cook's "Sounds of Our Times") and Audiophile's Jazz disks. "Live" harp; "Live" percussion, "Live" jazz right in our living room. Built my beginning system in 1956 and have been hooked ever since.
Decisive moments your your audio journey
Have you had any truly decisive moments in your time in this hobby?
I would have to point back to the first time I ever heard Magnepans, it was a “whoa what was that moment?” moment. That was in the 1980’s. It was the first time I ever truly heard reproduced music that got the midrange right, without it being squished