Components I would have died for when I was a wee pup


Turn back the dial to 1976-1977 (I was 16-17). What did I really want? 

Thorens turntable or a Philips GA212 with a Shure V15,Type 3 cartridge
Tandberg receiver
JBL L100 Century

what did you have in your cross hairs when you started out? 
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I heard the Son of Ampzilla once, ok sounding but I thought a B&K ST140 would trounce it then again I like mosfets over bipolar outputs
The “Dream System” I’ve “NEVER” had has actually crossed into two decades.

Back then, I wasn’t as much into High-End Audio back then as I am now.

If I could’ve afford it back then, I would’ve even did yard work or had a paper route (if my parents would’ve let me do that).

I would’ve put together something called a “Dream Disco” System consisting of:

Pioneer HPM-100 Speaker System
Pioneer SX 950 or Pioneer SX-980 Stereo Receiver (85 WPC or 80 WPC)
Technics SL-1500 Turntables w/Stanton 680 Magnetic Cartridges (x2)
Numark DM1000 DJ Stereo Mixer
Nakamichi ZX-9 Cassette Deck
Pioneer RT-909 Reel-To-Reel Deck

I certainly would love to that Nakamichi ZX-9, Pioneer RT-909, and one of those Turntables now (reconditioned, and with more of an Audiophile appropriate Phono Cartridge on it) though.

I would’ve sold the other Turntable.

—Charles—
"I certainly would’ve love to kept that Nakamichi ZX-9, Pioneer RT-909, and one of those Turntables** now (had it reconditioned, and put more of an Audiophile appropriate Phono Cartridge on it) though".

Not only I would’ve sold one of the Turntables, I would’ve sold the Receiver, the Speakers and the Mixer Console too.

The 1970’s and the 1980’s are over.

My tastes would’ve matured, I would’ve transitioned into High-End Audio at that point, thus meaning I would’ve also broke this system up.

** = Turntable(s) would've been Technics SL-1500 MkII's, not the standard Technics SL-1500's

Sorry about the typos and grammar in the original post.

--Charles--