Yep, my 1st system was the entry model Kenwood integrated amp and a pair of Scott speakers. I went through a Girard and a Dual turntable, and finally scraped together enough cash to buy a Pioneer PL 51 direct drive table. Still have that baby, which I recently pulled out of the attic. Thinking about firing it up again. Unfortunately, the cantilever is broken on my Shure M120 HE and I can't find a replacement. May try an Ortofon 2M Blue. Lots of sweet memories.
Thinking about the good old days...
I'm definitely an old geezer, and have a lot of experiences and memories to reflect on. Lately, I've been remembering the enjoyment of "audio" back when I was just starting down this path: the music was just so amazingly enjoyable and fun. I think my greatest satisfaction with my own audio stuff was when what-passed-for-my-system was a Fisher 90T tuner/preamp, Fisher 80AZ amp, a University speaker enclosure that I built ftom a lot fitted with 12" University woofer and some University tweeter (I forget what). The only source was a Lenco turntable with a GE VR2 cartridge. Dang, that stuff was just so wonderful to my young self!