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Earliest "MOST WANTED" gear

OK, some of us have been on this merry go round longer than others. I checked in in 1976, age 16. Typical teenagers, I wanted a turntable, receiver and speakers. A tape deck down the road and a decent used car once I got a license.

I envisioned my 1st system- a Dual turntable with a Shure cartridge, AR bookshelf speakers, and as for a receiver, I liked Tandberg and Marantz. Predictably, my 1st system did not look like that at all, though over the years out of a fit of nostalgia I have owned all of that stuff, even if for under a year (and then sold it to another person trying to satisfy earlier desires). Well, at least I envisioned a Teac tape deck and that's what I eventually bought.

What was the "system of your dreams" before you dipped your toes into the water?
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rlwainwright
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>>What was the "system of your dreams" before you dipped your toes into the water? <<

I pretty much had my dream system when I 1st got started in the late 60s. It was a full quadrophonic system comprising a Sansui 9090db, Dual 1229 turntable with CD4 cartridge, and 4 Jensen 6s. The Jensens eventually got replaced with JBL L-100s, the receiver changed to a Marantz 4270, and I had a Garrard Zero-100 turntable.

Man, I *loved* those systems, they sounded great, could play loud, and looked very, very nice!

-RW-
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