Iguess my first system which i can remember as a(cranking stereo) was a pair of GENESIS 3 SPEAKERS which I bought new in 1975-1976 for I think around $600-800?? A sansui top of the line 1010 reciever ( OUCH) and a thorens turntable. Around 1978-79 I got really serious and bought a pair of DAHLQUIST DQ10'S ,an AUDIO RESEARCH SP6 preamp,a BRYSTON 3B AMP and a ROTEL turntable with a GRACE 707 ARM and A SLEEPING BEAUTY low output moving coil cartridge by G.A.S. I still have all of this equipment in storage except for the thorens and the bryston. I REPLACED the bbryston with a BELLES 450 which was superior with the power hungry DAHLQUISTS.I am currently using VANDERSTEEN 3A speakers , an AUDIO RESEARCH SP6E preamp,a FORTE 4 AMP ,BASIS TURNTABLE and a MUSICAL FIDELITY E624 cd player. I AM currently using STEALTH CABLES also. HAPPY AND HEALTHY LISTENING, RICH.
Your first stereo system
What was your first stereo or hi fi music system? What do you remember best about it? What were its strengths? Its weaknesses? What music provided you the most enjoyment from it? What did you trade in first and why? My first system was from Lafayette Radio Electronics. It consisted of a very small integrated amp, two small book shelf speakers, and a turntable I don't remember much about. I was thrilled to have the tiny amp, it provided much better sound than an a.m. radio, in such a small package. My system was in the basement of my parents home, with the speakers on opposite sides of my round water bed! The first "up grade" was to a cool looking Garrard turntable with a clear plastic hinged cover. My favorite music of the time was by Jim Morrison and the Doors. That system did its best to light my fire, and the memory of it still does.