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In Reply to: Remembering some past systems posted by Awe-d-o-file on July 19, 2016 at 11:38:11:
The first stereo I bought myself was in 1970 while in college - I recall comparing a couple of different models using the Stones "Brown Sugar" - was a KLH Compact system.After graduating from college and moving to So. CA in 1973, I bought this system at Pacific Stereo in Long Beach for about $700:
Infinity 2000 AXT speakers (with the Walsh tweeter)
Kenwood Qaudraphonic receiver
Dual record changer
Eventually KLH 6s for rear speakersThen in 1977 shopping for new speakers I discovered high end and the following summer moved into a house with a detached cinder block garage converted to a family room that became my dedicated music room:
Dahlquist DQ-10s
Dahlquist subs
DQLP-1 electronic crossover modded by Van Alstine
Rappaport Pre-1 preamp
Dual Quatre Gain Cell amplifiers
Kenwood KD-500 turntable
Infinity Black Widow tonearm
ADC-XLM II cartridge
Polk Cobra speaker cable
Fulton interconnectsAfter having listened to at least a half dozen different speakers in the $300-$400 ea range in different audio stores, I came across a pair of DQ-10s playing in the high end room of a Federated big box stereo store in Huntington Beach and it was love at first listen.
Then I heard Dahlquist was coming out with subs and a crossover. I stopped by a small high end store I happened to see near Federated called Havens and Hardesty. I chatted with Richard Hardesty (http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/richard-dick-hardesty-19442014/) and he sold me his first DQ-LP1 crossover when it came in. And he introduced me to TAS.
Fast forward nearly 25 years through a multitude of system changes with 15 years of reviewing equipment to 2001 when I built my last system:
Thiel 7.2s
Manley Neo-Classic 250s
Wadia 850 CD player
MIT Oracle 3 speaker cables
MIT MH-350 Oracle interconnect
Black Diamond Racing Shelves and ConesNow I can forget about the equipment and just enjoy the music.
Edits: 07/19/16 07/20/16
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Follow Ups
- Ahh, memory lane... - mkuller 16:18:15 07/19/16 (6)
- Andy Rappaport is an unsung genius. nt - viridian 17:18:36 07/19/16 (3)
- What makes you think so? - mkuller 19:39:24 07/19/16 (2)
- His amp ran so hot it was ... - reelsmith. 20:46:31 07/19/16 (1)
- Not as hot as this one! - MannyE 05:13:28 07/21/16 (0)
- RE Woulda liked to hear... - Mr. Dick Hertz 16:27:41 07/19/16 (1)
- RE: RE Woulda liked to hear... - mkuller 16:44:13 07/19/16 (0)
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