What did your first "real" system consist of?

In 1990 I bought a Dual CS5000 with an AT95 cartridge, a NAD 3020, and a pair of JPW Sonata speakers. It was a great little system and I used it to death. Total cost was about $350 as a package from a dealer.

Three years later I traded the Dual for a Rega P3, which I still have, the NAD3020 for a used Cyrus2 (which my parents still have), and the JPW speakers for Mission 780s, and later Heybrook sextets (which I still have).

Then I moved to the US in 1997 and built a new system around a Densen B100 and spica angelus. When I return to the UK I think the spicas will have to go as they're too hard to ship, but the densen is a keeper ... I just hope it has the juice to drive the heybrooks. I'll miss the spicas ... they're amazing at imaging.

Now I have a young daughter and an american wife, so components will only be relaced as they die of old age.

Good post...
My first "real" system was an Adcom 545 and B & K Pro 10 Mc. I had a pair of Mirage m 290s and Mirage powered sub. I had the Nakamichi MB3 cd player and Monster Cable IC. Actually, it sounded pretty nice. I still have the adcom laying around somewhere!! My how things change.
I was in College at the time.. Dolby pro logic just came out and no one knew that you werent supposed to listen to music that way? Go figure.
Happy listening,
Joe
Custom Audio LLC

In college, think late 60's, I bought a Wollensak (3M)(not sure of spelling anymore) real to real tape recorder with detachable speakers. Then about 1967 I bought a Fisher Receiver model ?, a pair of AR4X accoustic suspension speakers, and a Dual Turntable, model 1209????. It was magic and totally blew away my folks Magnavox stuff and pretty much anything else I'd heard outside of Stereo Stores. That was the system that infected me with the desease and have yet to have purchase anything that made that big of a jump in sound from what I was used to. I love what I have now, all three systems and when my personal economic recovery comes, I'm sure I'll be looking for more stuff. Happy listening to all. Oh and anybody in the Dallas Fort Worth Area be sure to check out Uncle Calvins Coffee House a volunteer run accoustic venue featuring national touring Singer Songwriters in a smoke free alcohol venue most every Friday night and some Saturdays, This Friday we have Cary Newcomer and Sat it's Janis Ian (already sold out). Check us out at unclecalvins.org. I'm the sound guy there. And mostly what I listen to at home comes from performers who play there and the Kerrville Folk Festival and other volunteer coffeehouses in the area as well as house concerts.
There is alot of great music out there if you go looking
Woody

Early 70's I had a Mac 2105, C26, MR 73 with JBL bookshelves, dual turntable and a Tandberg 3000 something deck. Upgraged to Heil HMT something, Revox A77 and Thorens TD 125. Run across pictures the models on eBay... brings back memories of Crosby Stills Nash, Airplane, Cold Blood, Poco... and learning about jazz on Creed Taylor produced albums.