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Do you rember your first?

I went over to Peter Edward's house, after school one day. He puts on a record by Simon and Garfunkel, called Sounds of Silence. Anybody ever hear of them,? Anyway, he puts, the song I am a Rock on and I'm blown away at what I'm hearing from his dad's Fisher reciever, Empire turntable(that was state of the art, at the time) and AR 3a Speakers. The bass was freaking me out. He played more and more and then let me groove with his dad's headphones. Whoa! This was big time for this 9th grader. I was hooked. After saving, and saving, (my parents didn't have the money, although, I believe they helped me a little) I bought my first hi end system. You've got to remember, this was a time I was listening to a Victrola, and my Mom's Zeneith reined supreme. I purchased a Lafayette receiver, Garrad turntable and the AR 4xs. I bought the Simon and Garfunkel album that Pete played for me, and I was in heaven. The rest is history. Thanks Pete.
128x128warrenh
precbsed
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In the early 70's while still in college I managed to save enough for my first system: a pair of Large Advent speakers, a Marantz 2245 receiver and a Garrard tt with a Shure V15 cartridge. I still use the Advents for my second sytem with a McIntosh MA 6100 and a Marantz CD-63SE.
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fstein
197 posts
 
Dyna El84 integrated amp, electrovoice bookshelf speakers, dual turntable, empire cartrigde, Lenny playing Rhapsody in Blue
wratman
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Do I remember???????
Yes I do. I was 18 years old when I went to my bosses apartment for Monday night football and a couple of brews.
I can't remember the circumstances but for some reason we couldn't watch the game (he probably didn't pay his cable bill). He fired up his Sansui receiver, Garrad Turntable and KLH speakers (so big you could bury a horse in). I was hooked. I saved and saved. Four months later I purchased a Marantz 2010 receiver with 10wpc, a Garrard turntable, Pioneer headphones and Avid speakers. Any one remember Avid speakers? Add to this some lamp cord to hook up the speakers and I was in pig heaven. That was my start and I have never looked back.
This was 1972 and I have had many different systems since then, BUT... I still own that 10 watt Marantz which I use daily in my workshop. Although some of the bulbs have burned out in the 25 years of use it has never been in the repair shop. What a war horse.
Thanks for conjuring up some old memories!
hifimaniac
508 posts
 
The year was 1975. Sansui 9090 receiver, TEAC Cassette deck, Thorens TD-145 with Ortofon cartridge, JBL L-166 speakers and zip cord cabling. Discwasher to clean records. Was a decent system and my sister still uses the Sansui 9090 and Thorens turntable today with no breakdowns ever.
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