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Old 03-07-2018, 10:02 AM
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It was 1991 and I had gone over to my buddy Jim's house to check out his new Pioneer CD player that he'd been telling me about. I was so fascinated with the technology and the convenience of loading a disk, hitting play and sitting down for a whole recording. I went out the next day and bought a Sony ES player and a pair of Sennheiser headphones. Don't remember the model numbers now, but this definitely got the ball rolling.
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Old 03-07-2018, 11:08 AM
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1988 - still a student -
Yamaha RX500U receiver; Boston Acoustics a70 speakers, Magnavox CDB-650 CD player.
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Old 03-07-2018, 12:45 PM
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Nikko Alpha II and Beta II amp and preamp. Must have been around 1978. Speakers were Infinity Tower II's.
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Old 03-07-2018, 04:42 PM
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Marantz 3300 preamp/250 power amp/150 tuner
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Old 03-07-2018, 07:41 PM
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Studio I and Studio 2. Amp and mono-blocks.
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Old 03-07-2018, 09:52 PM
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Acoustic Research AR25 speakers and Marantz receiver (cant remember the model)
The tape deck was a hand me down - I think it was a Sony.
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Old 03-07-2018, 10:31 PM
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Acoustic Research AR9 speakers from late 1970s bought new for <$1200 - terrific bass.
Loved those babies.
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Old 03-07-2018, 11:19 PM
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Nakamichi zX-7 deck. (Only If that was considered top of the line in 1984). I still have it!
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Old 04-04-2018, 10:03 AM
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When I was in college (a long time ago), I had a Dual 1219 turntable with a Shure V15II cartridge, a Dynaco PAT-4 pre-amp, a McIntosh MC275 driving a pair of Large Advent speakers.
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Old 04-06-2018, 02:38 AM
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In the 80,s I had a pair of Cary Audio SLM 70,s , Audio Research SP8, Denon 3560 CD tied together with Stealh Audio cables into a pair of home made speakers built around scan speak drivers. Very musical.
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