Where did you start?

[Barry]

pioneer pl12d, shure m75ed. Leak 2030 speakers & a crappy Eagle amp!

Classic mid-'70s combination!

[Colinijohnson]

Eagle TSA 151
more knobs than CFC - sorry David Mellor!

https://images.app.goo.gl/jGekhxY75XGeibRp6

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[walpurgis]

My first proper system.

[WullieD20]

After building various 'systems' (MMMMMmmmm?) and stand-alone radiograms (remember them?) with the stuff I had available - Alba / Dansette record players; Fidelity reel to reel tape recorders and various (spare) speakers that came my way from my father from his cinema connections, I eventually forked out with my own hard earned cash in 1968/9 to purchase my first system of separates.

Turntable - Garrard AP76 from Comet (when Comet ONLY sold hi-fi products!), fitted with a Shure M75EJ cartridge.
Amplifier - Dulci 207 (Stereo......LOL) from Comet. I couldn't yet afford the superior model classified as the 207M!
Speakers - Wye (I don't think there were different models AFAIK) bought from a local department store Hi-Fi department!

So this collection could be considered as my first REAL system, which I didn't keep for very long before commencing on the unavoidable upgrade path that exists to this day. (Photos courtesy of Google images)

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[Jac Hawk]

From top to bottom:

Thorens TD160 MkII B SME3009 S2 improved Dynavector 10x
Akai GXC-760D
Technics SU-V4
KEF Reference 101
JR Super woofer

most of it bought 2nd hand in about 1985

[Filterlab]

Rob is that a Mk.I TD150 shown? The Mk.II had an arm with a black spherical counterweight/

It maybe a mk1, mine was definitely a mk2 though as I remember the weight. Laugh a minute getting that balanced properly!

[Mr. C]

In 1978 my brother had a entry level naim system which really turned me off (funnily enough it still does), so I built my own little 15w solid state power amp based around an old pro audio design for my school science project. Sounded ok and lasted four years. Lots of the usual suspects in between times, too much to list or really bother about. First respectable system 1995 Wilson puppies 5:1's Krell 600 mono's Wadia 270 + 27i digital front end thought it was fabulous until you hear proper musical amps and speakers, but then hindsight is a wonderful thing, the Wadia front end is still very musical and still gets played occasionally.

[Barry]

My first proper system.

Connoisseur BD1 with Neat arm,

Ferrograph 307 amp

and

Tannoy III LZ speakers?

Nice start!

[CageyH]

Nothing special for me for my first system, as I was a student at the time.
Kenwood KA-3020SE amp,
Aiwa ADF-450 tape deck,
Pioneer PD-S703 CD Player,
Sony ST-SE500 tuner
Jamo Compact 90 speakers that I was given.
QED Q200 speaker cable (I think) and Cambridge Audio Pacific ICs.
The speakers were eventually replaced by some KEF Coda 9 floor standers.

I still have most of that gear now, apart from the Jamo speakers. The CD player is still in use on a regular basis.

[Manicatel]

First system was an all Amstrad affair, as my uncle worked for them & got freebies. It got me through my O Level homework studying.
First system I paid for myself was a Dual cs505, Rotel ra820bx ( I think) Amp & Heybrook hb1’s. That would have been the early 80’s.