Guest wusplay Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 18 years ago. Chowbotak said mini combo don't count as first setup Still I started with an Aiwa mini combo, fondly remembered that it sound wonderful. Regret i didn't take a photo. Edited October 21, 2020 by wusplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hifi_enthusiast Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 father handed down to me Mission bookshelf Speakers, Denon integrated amp, with panasonic cassette player. Also a digital tuner, can't remember the brand, to listen to dub tapes from friends, radio listen to BBC music chart show, and match of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinger Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Year 2000... Rotel RC/RB 970BX pre/pwr combo with Celestion 5 spks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wcseow Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) Nostalgia. In 2006, thats when I join xtremeplace. Still manage to pull out pictures which was posted then. 5.1 System LCR : Heco Odeon Tower 1 Surrounds / Sub : Castle Compact AVR : Yamaha 2600 Source : Oppo, Xbox, Playstation For my bedroom is a Pioneee HTIB. Edited October 22, 2020 by wcseow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Teh Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Year 1990 Marantz CD60 Pioneer A400 amplifier Mission 760i speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nfnc Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Circa 1994 Marantz CD72SE Pioneer A400 Mission 753 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxerfan88 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) Over thirty years ago, after graduating and started work, rewarded myself with my first HiFi set, consisting of Nakamichi cassette tape deck, Philips CDP, Onkyo tuner, Audiolab 8000A integrated, Rogers LS6a speakers, some expensive speaker cable from Atlas. I must say the above config gave me decades of enjoyment. A decade later, a Harman Kardon AVR was added to the mix. Enjoyed that until I refreshed everything in 2010. Guess what, the 8000A and LS6a is doing living room duties today with a Pi3+DAC HAT as the source. 30years of service without fail, just amazing how reliable old technology is!! Edited October 22, 2020 by Boxerfan88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colossus Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 1995 Aiwa XC300 cd player NAD 310 integrated amp Acoustic Energy AE100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowbotak Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 10 hours ago, wusplay said: 18 years ago. Chowbotak said mini combo don't count as first setup Still I started with an Aiwa mini combo, fondly remembered that it sound wonderful. Regret i didn't take a photo. Holy cow, 18 years liao! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinger Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 14 minutes ago, Boxerfan88 said: Over thirty years ago, after graduating and started work, rewarded myself with my first HiFi set, consisting of Nakamichi cassette tape deck, Philips CDP, Onkyo tuner, Audiolab 8000A integrated, Rogers LS6a speakers, some expensive speaker cable from Atlas. I must say the above config gave me decades of enjoyment. A decade later, a Harman Kardon AVR was added to the mix. Enjoyed that until I refreshed everything in 2010. Guess what, the 8000A and LS6a is doing living room duties today with a Pi3+DAC HAT as the source. 30years of service without fail, just amazing how reliable old technology is!! Which mk is your 8000a? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANG Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 8/7/2002 at 10:08 PM, Chowbotak said: Pl share yr very first proper hifi setup that u had - separates, not mini compo. source, amp, spkrs, cables etc. curious da! ;D No pics. Polk Audio CS150(STILL SPEAKING!)+S6 Fronts(now waiting for reseal on drivers)+Wharfedale Diamond 3(temporary retired)+Sherwood RV6030(up lorry)+Panasonic LX-K550 LDP(up lorry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedorov Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 1st setup after a kenwood mini compo: 1) Rega Apollo cdp 2) Creek Destiny integrated amplifier 3) Vandersteen 1C speakers 4) Cash Converter Sony plastic automatic turntable 5) W&M powercord, aural symphonics interconnects, Nanotec goldenstrada spk cables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_starfish Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Inherited from my late grandfather in mid-1970s, before some of you were born Thorens TD124 + Pickering cartridge Leak Stereo 30 amplifier Wharfedale speakers (+ waltz records) - the Leak constantly broke down in our weather, the insides rusted too My first system bought with money saved from NS Luxman amplifier Akai GXC 46D Electro Voice EV10b speakers All connected by red and black wires (this system played many cassettes recorded on TDK tape by the record shops) 8 years later, my first serious system Exposure 6, 7, and 8 electronics Manticore Mantra TT/Magician arm/AT OC9 Polk Audio Monitor 10b speakers All wires from Exposure (this system launched my LP fetish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Wow, an 18 year old thread! My first was in secondary school, some 30+ years ago. It was an old beat up integrated amp I think was Sherwood or something like that, my uncle gave it to me if I'm not mistaken. I hooked it up to an old cassette player and some small little speakers. Had no knowledge of hifi back then, so I basically just hooked up many small speakers I'd salvaged from various places all together in parallel, and that became my hifi for many years until my first foray into real hifi when I went into Polytechnic. I actually took up Electronics in Poly because of my budding interest in hifi and electronics. My first "real" hifi was a Creek 4040, Denon CDP and Tannoy 605 speakers. Still remember that got me thru Poly and NS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANG Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, silencer131624705802 said: Wow, an 18 year old thread! My first was in secondary school, some 30+ years ago. It was an old beat up integrated amp I think was Sherwood or something like that, my uncle gave it to me if I'm not mistaken. I hooked it up to an old cassette player and some small little speakers.... Ur uncle time it's either SANSUI or SHERWOOD or FISHER. Denon/Marantz/Pioneer/Kenwood creeps in after mid 80s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, YANG said: Ur uncle time it's either SANSUI or SHERWOOD or FISHER. Denon/Marantz/Pioneer/Kenwood creeps in after mid 80s. Yup, then probably it was Sherwood. I remember it was gold and brown, had fixed power cord and speaker terminals were those spring loaded ones to fit in bare wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinger Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, blue_starfish said: Inherited from my late grandfather in mid-1970s, before some of you were born Thorens TD124 + Pickering cartridge Leak Stereo 30 amplifier Wharfedale speakers (+ waltz records) - the Leak constantly broke down in our weather, the insides rusted too My first system bought with money saved from NS Luxman amplifier Akai GXC 46D Electro Voice EV10b speakers All connected by red and black wires (this system played many cassettes recorded on TDK tape by the record shops) 8 years later, my first serious system Exposure 6, 7, and 8 electronics Manticore Mantra TT/Magician arm/AT OC9 Polk Audio Monitor 10b speakers All wires from Exposure (this system launched my LP fetish) Mine was also funded by my NS pay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinger Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, YANG said: Ur uncle time it's either SANSUI or SHERWOOD or FISHER. Denon/Marantz/Pioneer/Kenwood creeps in after mid 80s. Love me brand aka Aiwa was also quite hot back then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pismo Mac Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Year 1993 Mission 760i speakers Cyrus IIIi integrated amp Pioneer tuner Rotel 965 CD player Canare speaker cables and interconnects all fully paid for by giving private tuition to secondary school students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANG Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 AIWA gets hot somewhere when i was in my Sec.3 with their first "walkman* cassette player' that is slim and compact with the aide of NiCD bar type battery. AIWA's journey started with personal portable audio device, then to portable mini compo, by the time their products are non-movable, that's late 80s oredi... With those Mid-Fi systems that were not separable, cassette decks, Radio, turntable, and equalizer all blend into one box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinger Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, YANG said: AIWA gets hot somewhere when i was in my Sec.3 with their first "walkman* cassette player' that is slim and compact with the aide of NiCD bar type battery. AIWA's journey started with personal portable audio device, then to portable mini compo, by the time their products are non-movable, that's late 80s oredi... With those Mid-Fi systems that were not separable, cassette decks, Radio, turntable, and equalizer all blend into one box. My older cousin was from Akai midi system to separates Harman Kardon amp & cdp with big 3-way Celestion bookshelves which, to me, was really hifi sounding... Akai was another popular brand back then... Edited October 22, 2020 by kinger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest88 Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 I'm not sure if mine really qualifies as well. My first set was in 1993 when I was in secondary school.. got a hand-me-down Cyrus integrated amp and Tannoy bookshelves. Source was only a PC.. with soundblaster pro or some other. I could play CDs through the PC, but mostly listened to mod files.. I've always stuck to PC audio. This later became relegated to a TV speaker when I started playing with other speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chowbotak Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 Good thread to estimate the age of forum members 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YANG Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Take a shot on mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_starfish Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Anyone here owned Gale 401, AR3a, AR9, Yamaha NS690, Yamaha NS1000, Pioneer HPM150, Altec Lansing Model 9, Technics SB10000 horns (Lucky Plaza showroom), JVCSX1000, or Bose 901s mk1? These were what I lusted for when much younger. Believe it or not back then, Technics and JVC had audio showrooms in Lucky Plaza that displayed their top range audio products. Sadly for me, I never got to own any of those I listed. As Bro CBT says, you can estimate my age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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