when I was 12yr my dad bought me a ELECTROPHONIC review with built in 8 track, small speakers that said air suspension and a built in Garrod turntable. It sucked. My next shortly thereafter at age 15 yrs old was a Marantz 2220B reciever with ECI speakers and a Marantz 6100 direct drive turntable. Next got a Teac A400 cassette. At 20 yrs old I got a Yamaha CA810 integrated amp and matching tuner, with Bang & Olufen TX Turntable(still have) Bose 901 speakers(stinko)then JBL L100 speakers, then JBL L112 speakers(I always liked them)then Nackimichi B100 cassette, then BX300 cassette,then Klipsch LaScalla speakers(like them,poor bass but too darn big)then McIntosh reciever then AR turntable, then Denon turntable, then B&K Pro101 Preamp,then Nackimichi reciever, then B& K Pro10MC preamp then B&K 202 plus ap, then Thiel CS 1 then Thiel CS 1.2 then Thiel CS 2 then Thiel CS 2.2 then Thiel CS 2.3 I want Thiel CS3.7 now I have McIntosh MC206 amp and McIntosh MX118 preamp and Meridian 508 CD. I left out alot of Sony CD players that gave out
Your First System
This should be good!!! Most of us have been in this expensive hobby for years now and have worked our way up to components we only dreamed of. I want to know what was your first system of separate components going back as far as you can remember. My first consisted of a Pioneer SX-680 receiver, a Technics SLD-1 turntable (I think that's the right model #), a Sharp tapedeck, and KLH floorstanding speakers. I was 16 at the time and thought I was the biggest badass on the block. Now, 20+ years later I have a ML 334, Meridian 507 CD, CJ PV10A, Canton Ergo 900 speakers, and a Transparent Power Isolator 4. I'm in the process of upgrading to a ML 390. It goes without saying the IC's and speaker cables are top notch as well. I know my system is WAAAYYYYY down the foodchain compared to what I've seen here but It would be interesting to see what everyone started out with.