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In Reply to: RE: Your first Stereo posted by Cameraman on August 22, 2015 at 16:42:08
with integrated turntable and 8-track that my parents gave me, the first true "hi-fi" system I purchased was a pair of Cizek Model 1 speakers with a JVC 30 wpc receiver.
Luckily, the stereo store where I purchased them (in Lafayette, Louisianna) allowed full trade-in value within a month of purchase, and I was quickly tired of simply listening to FM, so I upgraded to a Kenwood 55 wpc integrated, with Sanyo Plus Series turntable and Ortofon cartridge, along with JBL L-50 speakers. It was boss, dude :)
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My first stereo was a RadioShack all-in-one unit with turntable on top of an AM/FM receiver. The speakers were RadioShack house branded Realistic bookshelf speakers.
I later purchased a used Kenwood Integrated amp very much like the one in your photo along with a pair of used JBL L100 speakers with blue foam grills.
My first audiophile setup consisted of a used Classe 10 amp, Classe CP-45 preamp, Cal Icon mkII CDP, and a used pair of Thiel CS1.5 speakers.
Very true! And I, or my friends, have owned several of the same brands and models as yourself. Remember the RadioShack Minumum 7's that were the rage back in the late 80's? I bought a pair for my girlfriend and a friend had a pair mounted in the front of his Fiat... I've owned a Classe Tuner-1; a friend of mine owned the CAL Icon Mk II back in the early 90's (and I thought it was excellent); and I talked another good friend into buying the Thiel 2.2s back in '93 (before the Bose lawsuit that forced a rename to "2 space 2"). He still has them today, along with a Theta CD transport and DAC and Aragon 2004 amp and preamp - all purchased from Absolute Sound in Winter Park, FL., which sadly is no more. Ah, the good old days :)
I remember reading in the Consumer Reports about their best tested small speakers and the Radio Shack steel minimus came tops. I dont know why but I ended up buying the second, the Lafayette Minimus for $100. A very good speaker that was driven to clean heights by my Advent Receiver playing the Beethoven Nine through Dual turntable and Pickering cartridge. I can still hear it.
Cheers
Bill
I also owned a Dual turntable in the mid-80's - in between B&O tables - - forget the cartridge though...my dream receiver back then was the big Yamaha. Loved the fake ebony case and green lights, with the silver powdered finish :)
Excellent pics!
No kidding... now that you mention it I recall having a pair of those metal Radio Shack Minimus 7. Many years later I purchased a pair of RadioShack Optimus Pro LX5 speakers. Those were my last pair of RS speakers.
I wanted a pair of Thiel 2 2 back in the day but they were a bit out of my price range and the Thiel 1.5 were probably a better size fit for my listening room at the time.
Yep, I love Thiel speakers as well.
In 1980 I swapped my JBLs for these little guys...back when we had to order components from magazine ads and catalogs. That bass computer looked cool, if nothing else :) Have always been impressed with Thiels...I often compared my Acoustats with my friend's 2.2s - they both had their strengths, for sure...
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