What was the first hi-fi separates you bought with your own money?

[iandb1970]

Rotel RA 810-A Amplifier
Technics RSB 665 Tape Deck (may have the model slightly wrong here)
Sony APM 121-ES speakers (square drivers!)

 

[Covenanter]

I built a Connoisseur BD1 turntable early in the 1970s. That was the first piece of hifi kit I had. I made my own speaker enclosures but I can't remember what the drivers were. A Uni friend built the amplifier, my first degree was in Electronics, as he was a much better circuits man than me.

 

[normdeplume]

The Sugden Bijou system including FM Tuner.

Still have it, still love it.

 

[Cricketbat70]

Can you remember the first hi-fi separates you brought with your own money? I can, it was a second hand Yamaha A-320 from the mid 80's I brought second hand from a charity shop in 2000 for 60 quid when I was 16 years old. It was my first stereo amplifier and set my on my hi-fi separates journey. I still own it and but I've not used it since 2004 or 2005.

My first set up bought around 1990 consisted of:

Denon PMA250mkII £150
DUAL CS 505 MK2 second hand £80
A Denon tape deck, can't remember the model, around £150
An AWAI tape deck around £180
B & W Vision DS2 £150

The Denon amp I now use at work
The Denon tape deck is on top of my wardrobe
The Dual is in the cellar in need of repair but I've got a RP3 from the same era. Still not sure whether to get the dual repaired and move the RP3 on.
The B & W speakers are currently in my son's attack bedroom they get used from time to time for parties or just testing my collection if other people's discarded hi-fi

 

[Cricketbat70]

Not separates, but a Fidelity music centre from Rumbelows in 1976......
Allowed me to hear Sunday's top 40 in stereo for the first time.

Listening to the top 40 now would kill me.

Even my kids!!! Not exactly kids any more, oldest 29 twins 26 hate the charts now. 😂

 

[Cricketbat70]

Marantz CD 5005
Technics SU-C800UM2 Pre and SE-A900S Mk2 Power Amp (open box from RS)
B&W 601 S2

Bought around the late 90s . Going from a JVC mini system to this set up was like night and day. It completely blew me away. Of course I blew both the speakers but still have them in the loft in case I ever want to attempt a repair 🙂
Technics power amp is running my front two speakers via pre out from my AV amp after a good 15 years in storage. Still looks pretty good to this day.





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That's the amp I wanted but above my budget.