Where did you start?

[guy]

After a Bush system (BSR? deck, rebadged Rotel amp and no idea what speakers):

About 1976: Rega Planar 2 (wood surround version), Quad 22 and II's and pair of Wharfdale Glendales - later joined by an Akai GXC39D (thought it was the dogs bollocks at the time)

[Flo]

Arcam alpha, Arcam tuner, thorens td 160, Nagoka mp11 Stilton bodied, heybrook hb1, , several years passed before got CD player, first one in 1996 marantz 63ki.

[Filterlab]

Wow, a great variation for first systems on here.

Keep them coming people!

[Jules_S]

First proper system (after years of hand-me-down music centres and godawful "stacking" systems):

• Systemdek IIX/900 (oak veneer), RB250, AT95E
• Technics SLP-777
• Pioneer A400
• Monitor Audio 14
• Monster biwire speaker cable (no idea what model)

Still have the amp and speakers, they are doing fine service in my office for background music and the occasional session when I'm banished from the lounge!

[eksiil]

got tired of my Kenwood mid-fi stack. got a pair of proper(ish) speakers (French, Mosquito(?)). soon went in search for more & got my head turned by ex-demo Alchemist Kraken gear: CDP, pre, power amp. then came an RP3 & a Graham Slee phonostage. still regret selling the Krakens.

[Flo]

I should amend , first system was two Philips mono phonograms, (the ones with speaker on front) wired together to get what I thought was stereo, still dual mono sounded good to my 11year old ears. Used to play parents 60’s singles, first record I loved became a 45 of booker t’s , green onions.

[Barry]

Used to play parents 60’s singles, first record I loved became a 45 of Booker T’s 'Green Onions'.

A man of taste!

[vinylsnail]

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

Yeah - I had a TD 150 MKii and it had (if I remember correctly) two knobs at the front rather than one. SO I'm guessing that the pic is a Mk I.

My first bit of 'proper' hifi was a Pioneer PD6100 CD Player that I had to play through a Sanyo mini system as it would be another couple of years before I could afford an amp and speakers, which were: Pioneer A656 amp and Mordaunt Short MS3.30s. The speakers I still have, although have been stored for the last 20 years. When I dug them out and popped them them into my mature, grown-up system, I was amazed (yes, actually amazed) at how great they sounded.

[Lurch]

1st rig in April 87 was:
Mahogany veneered Manticore Mantra mk1 with rebadged RB250 & A&R Cambridge P77Mg, Rotel RA 840BX2, Celestion DL6s, Target 3 shelf (but full height) rack and target stands with 1.5 T&E as speaker cable.

[Filterlab]

Found a pic of the TD150 mk2.