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Old 04-06-2018, 07:48 AM
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First pair of speakers and electronics -> B&W 803D + HTM2D with Classe CDP202 and M400’s

Approx 6 months later moved to the 800Ds...
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Way back in 1972, my first major audio purchase as a wee lad:

AR xA turntable. Wish I still had it.
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Old 03-09-2019, 11:32 PM
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1969, an AR amp.
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Old 03-09-2019, 11:59 PM
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Meridian Boothroyd Stuart MCD CD player
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My first "high end" component was a pair of Bose headphones that I got for Christmas in 2012. Those headphones launched me into the world of head-fi and up the ladder of headphones, amps, and DACs and eventually into the world of 2-channel audio.
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A pair of Phase Technology euro series bookshelves that had generic replacement drivers. Oh well, I've moved on to better things!

The first piece I actually liked (and still have) was a few months later; a Technics SA-203. I think that receiver is what hooked me on vintage gear.

Hey, it was high end compared to the other stuff I had at the time!

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Old 05-16-2019, 09:11 AM
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Audionics of Oregon BT-2 preamplifier and CC2 amplifier. I was hooked after those two.
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Marantz 140 amp, 3200 pre and 125 tuner.
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Kenwood KR-9600 with JBL Century 100s and Dual 704 turntable with a Shure V15 cartridge. High-end to my 19 yo ass.
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On getting my first job in the 80's after graduating college went out and purchased a Denon DP-1200 c/w Dynavector Ruby Karat MC, along with an Audio Design PA100 power amp and matching preamp. I had no clue about audio, simply asked the shop to set me up with something nice. That they did.
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