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Post by 26gary26 on Mar 27, 2018 20:35:16 GMT -5
Bought my first stereo in 1972 (had the pleasure of working in a stereo store) Pioneer QM-800 Quadraphonic Amp Pioneer QC-800 Quadraphonic Pre-Amp Pioneer TX-1000 Tuner Pioneer CS-99 Speakers Pioneer CDX-63 Speakers Pioneer PL-41 Turntable W Stanton 681 EEE Cartridge Sony TC-440 Reel to Reel Tape Deck Still have everything except for the Pioneer speakers, Sony TC-440 tape Deck recently died This setup started my love for music.
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Timster
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Post by Timster on Mar 28, 2018 4:27:01 GMT -5
Around 1979/1980 I saved up enough to buy the following : NAD Model 120 Receiver Harksound (CEC) HS210 Turntable Toshiba Cassette Deck (Can't recall the model, but it had new fangled solenoid controls, and LED meters and "Metal" tape EQ) ...and I built the speakers based on Magnavox 8-30 Woofers, 6" mid-range and 3TC tweeters.
Sadly no pictures... but it was mine, and I could finally play my music on my system, not my Dad's :-)
I am trying to make a list of everything I have since, will be interesting
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Post by burninator on Mar 29, 2018 16:29:45 GMT -5
A handmedown Nakamichi Receiver 2, Beogram 1700, and a five disc Sony CD changer from my dad. I don’t remember what speakers I had, but they were nothing special.
I still have the Beogram and I think my younger brother still has the Nakamichi.
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Post by vcautokid on Mar 30, 2018 3:07:12 GMT -5
Realistic Integrated amp and tuner, and a Rek-o-Cut turntable with some kind of Shure M something Cartridge, and a Nakamichi LX-5 Cassette Deck, and Teac A-4300s Reel to Reel and some home made JBL look alikes I made in the day.
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Post by woodpecker on Mar 8, 2024 20:16:20 GMT -5
my first ever sound system was a Fisher stereo system Fisher speakers and all
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Post by 405x5 on Mar 12, 2024 13:56:05 GMT -5
Geez, I wish I had pictures when I was busy being Dennis the Menace (at maybe age 9 or 10…) I wanted big speakers so great. I made them out of cardboard boxes. My dad had these old television sets all over the place that were starting to collect in the basement, they had those big 10 inch or 12 inch “full range” speakers in them or whatever range they were ha ha ha all I needed was a sharp knife and that roll of fiberglass on the basement floor someplace and some tweeters that I think I got from RadioShack with some help from mom taking me there in her car. …… Some black spray paint so that cardboard boxes wouldn’t look like cardboard boxes anymore and Voilà I had giant speakers. There’s no doubt in my mind that they rose above the most expensive B&W loudspeakers that have ever been built I mean they must Have been! The only problem is when it got humid. They started to sag a little in the front, but they still sounded great.
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Post by PaulBe on Mar 12, 2024 14:01:39 GMT -5
1968. Allied 395 Receiver. Garrard Turntable. Stanton Cartridge(681EEE?). Koss Pro4AA Headphones. Some cheap 10" guitar speakers I built in my bedroom wall. All bought from Allied Electronics.
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Post by turner on Mar 12, 2024 14:37:57 GMT -5
First system I bought was Polk Audio 5JR bookshelf speakers and a Onkyo reciever/CD player. Forget the model numbers on the Onkyo.
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Post by 405x5 on Mar 12, 2024 15:34:54 GMT -5
1968. Allied 395 Receiver. Dual Turntable. Empire Cartridge(681EEE?). Koss Pro4AA Headphones. Some cheap 10" guitar speakers I built in my bedroom wall. All bought from Allied Electronics. Stanton had the 681 EEE (I had that one with the shitaba Stylus. Empire had the 999 VE… Wonder if this provides some clarification?
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Post by PaulBe on Mar 12, 2024 15:51:53 GMT -5
1968. Allied 395 Receiver. Dual Turntable. Empire Cartridge(681EEE?). Koss Pro4AA Headphones. Some cheap 10" guitar speakers I built in my bedroom wall. All bought from Allied Electronics. Stanton had the 681 EEE (I had that one with the shitaba Stylus. Empire had the 999 VE… Wonder if this provides some clarification? Thanks. It was the 681 so it was the Stanton. Just remembered the turntable was a Garrard, not a Dual. Looong time ago. Picking memories out of the cobwebs.
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Post by 405x5 on Mar 12, 2024 16:34:21 GMT -5
Stanton had the 681 EEE (I had that one with the shitaba Stylus. Empire had the 999 VE… Wonder if this provides some clarification? Thanks. It was the 681 so it was the Stanton. Just remembered the turntable was a Garrard, not a Dual. Looong time ago. Picking memories out of the cobwebs. I actually had both of those cartridges the first being the empire 999VE…… Somehow in my turntable it was a bomb and went to the Stanton that was a good match, live and learn
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Post by stumpypete on Mar 14, 2024 5:12:26 GMT -5
I bought a Nikko integrated amp and matching tuner, a Hitachi straight arm turntable, an awesome Technics cassette deck with the coolest level meters and a wired remote control! And some AAL 3 way speakers! I soon upgraded to 3 way Cerwin Vega's! I thought I had it made! LOL
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Post by LCSeminole on Mar 14, 2024 7:35:26 GMT -5
I entered the hifi-realm back in the early 80’s starting with a JVC receiver RK-22 JVC cassette deck KD-V6(which I still have in its original box) Technics SL-D2 and a set of Realistic bookshelf speakers(model number escapes me at the moment).
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cawgijoe
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Post by cawgijoe on Mar 14, 2024 9:53:23 GMT -5
Had a "stereo in a suitcase" with detachable speakers when I was a kid....my first real stereo came in 1982 or so.
Infinity RS5b speakers Yamaha integrated amp...don't recall the model number, about 100w channel. Pioneer PL-300 turntable which I still own and use today. Onkyo cassette deck.
Added a Kyocera DA-710cx cd player about 4 years later.
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