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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

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stvgray
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1973, just graduated from college.

Almost bought Large Advents or EPI's at Tech HiFi (Ann Arbor), but then asked to hear the Walsh Ohm F's. Was blown away, couldn't not spend the money.

Ohm F's
Heath AR-1500 receiver
AR XA turntable with Shure V15 Type Whatever it was in 1973.

Those speakers were incredible. Soon after, my dad bought a pair himself.

After a while, one of mine started to separate at the seam on the back, and I got it replaced under warranty -- and the replacement sounded WAY WORSE. Took the good one to the store and compared it to their demo, and the demo also sucked. Sold the F's and moved on.
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