The receiver was my intro to HiFi! What say you?

me too

Went to college knowing nothing about hifi... saw other parents lugging in boxes and setting kids stereos up in their dorm rooms. Not gonna lie, was pretty jealous considering I landed at school with a hockey bag, 3 sticks a suitcase and a clock radio, lol. After hearing some of these setups and learning a bit about what the other kids had, I promised myself someday I'd have a solid rig. Fast forward 3yrs & came back from playing hoceky in Europe with a bag. Marched right in to Tech HiFi in Harvard Square, slapped $3500 cash on the counter and asked the manager Ernie B to set me up with a full system. Left Cambridge that day in my bothers Cadillac w/JBL 4312s, Crown PL-2/SL-2, Teac V-95RX, Denon DP-72 & Micro Accoustics 3002 Cart. Got $38 bucks back and went to The Tasty (Cambridge landmark) for burgers & ridicule from the owners manning the counter. What a great day!

Mine was a Sansui receiver bought in the 60's but I have no idea which model. I kept that thing for many years and used it in my office until the sometime in the 80's.

Bought a Pioneer SX-1250 back in 1979 while I was in grad school.  Still have it and listen to it every day.  Had a complete restoration done on it about 8 years ago. I also have the same Denon DP-59L turntable bought around the same time, also restored a few years ago.  Both continue to work like champs!!

Mine was a matching Advent receiver and speakers with a Technics turntable passed down to me from my step-dad, it was his college rig and became mine.  Such a wonderful sound opening up a new world to me, no idea how far it would take me, that was almost 40 years ago