Show us your former equipment/kit !!

[Teresa]

On 3/17/2019 at 1:29 PM, Ralf11 said:

What you used to have - as a child/teen/or any larval/pupal stage...

 

As a teenager my first home audio system was a Realistic brand 8-Track Stereo Tape Player/Amp with two bookshelf speakers Model 14-913, I bought at Radio Shack $89.95 plus tax.

[mwb]

On 3/17/2019 at 5:55 PM, kumakuma said:

 

Got a couple of these somewhere in the closet.

I have a couple of these too.  It blew my mind how great this device was when I first got it.

[gmgraves]

4 hours ago, Ralf11 said:

George, I'll take that T-85 off your hands.

I don’t even know what it’s worth, but make me a decent offer and I’ll take you up on that offer. Send me a PM.

 

[gmgraves]

I found a picture that I think I took accidentally  about 2006 of a previous system.

 

* J A Michelle Gyro SE with JELCO 750 arm and Grado Reference Phono Cartridge.

* Sony SCD XA-777ES SACD/CD player

* Audio Research SP-9 MKII

* 2- VTL - 140's Power amps

* Yamaha T-85 tuner (not shown)

* Otari DTR-8 DAT recorder (not shown)

* Pair of Martin Logan Aeon-i speakers

* Pair of Aethena P-9 subwoofers (not shown)

 

 

[Confused]

In my very early years, we had one of these in the parental home.  It sounded a lot better if you gave the "loudness" button a prod:

 

[semente]

I used to share one of these with my sister when we were children, must have been 8 or 9 years old: