1973, I was 19 at Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, base sterio store. Bose 901s, Akai cassette player, Sansui receiver, Gerrard Zero 100 turntable, and I finished with an Akai reel to reel with an 8-track in its side. I was happier than a pig in mud😁
When I went to college after the Marines, i got involved in the sterio escalation wars with my fraternity brothers. I was the man they were all gunning for. Went to Pioneer 950, then someone got the 1050, then someone else went 1250, some others went Yamaha; GREAT time to be alive. When my monthly GI Bill check was received, we'd go buy some more pot and listen to music. I did graduate😂