What was your first set of speakers?

macrojack · « **Reply #20 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 05:32 pm »

1974 - Denver,Colorado

Bose 901 Series II, Pioneer SX1010, Phillips GA-212, Stanton 681EEE, all bought from the original Sountrack store in Arvada. I had to finance it.

thunderbrick · « **Reply #21 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 05:34 pm »

A single University 6201 coax in a home-made cabinet.

Don_S · « **Reply #22 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 05:56 pm »

Technically these were my first set of speakers--they detach.

G.E. Trimline 500. It rocked--at least enough to piss my dad off.

I see one for sale on eBay for $223.99. Wonder if my mom would sell my old one back to me for $20.

It's mint. Ruined a lot of vinyl on that beast.

fwinston · « **Reply #23 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 06:12 pm »

That would be a pair of ADS 810 speakers I purchased in 1976 for $450. I listened to them for eighteen years until I bought a pair of ProAc Response 3s in 1994. I sold the ADS pair for half what I paid for them.

milford3 · « **Reply #24 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 06:23 pm »

My fathers first speakers in a console with a record player. All I heard was the country singer Jim Reeves day and night.

doorman · « **Reply #25 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 06:30 pm »

Fisher xp66's/ bought new, 1971! (Identical to these!!)

don

dB Cooper · « **Reply #26 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 06:33 pm »

Dynaco A25. Ex- brother-in-law still has them and they still work. Best $55/ea I ever spent.

Quiet Earth · « **Reply #27 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 06:58 pm »

Great pictures of the past you guys! I didn't have the foresight (or a camera) to take any pictures back then.

My first pair of speakers were a pair of Radio Shack 5 1/4" full range drivers with whizzer cones. I used two large identical cardboard boxes for the enclosures. I think I was twelve or thirteen at the time. No money to buy wood and no woodworking skills.

The first finished pair of speakers that I purchased were Realistic Minimus 7s. Little black metal enclosures with 4 inch woofer and 1 inch dome tweeter. That was around the beginning of the mini-monitor craze.

Cheerwino · « **Reply #28 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 07:14 pm »

Cerwin Vega D-3 (like these) in fauxnut finish.

toocool4 · « **Reply #29 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 07:17 pm »

Mine was an Arcam Delta 2 speakers which I think I paid £280. I ran it with a Mission Cyrus 2 amp, seems like a lifetime away now.

Eric · « **Reply #30 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 07:50 pm »

Quote from: macrojack on 21 Jun 2011, 05:32 pm

1974 - Denver,Colorado

Bose 901 Series II, Pioneer SX1010, Phillips GA-212, Stanton 681EEE, all bought from the original Sountrack store in Arvada. I had to finance it.

This was similar to my first real system after the Radio Shack system

Bose 601 speakers
Techniques SLQ-1200 Turntable with Stanton 681EEE cartridge
Pioneer SX 1080 Receiver
Teac A-100 Cassette player

I purchased mine from TEAM electronics in Omaha in the late 70's.

MaxCast · « **Reply #31 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 07:52 pm »

Quote from: Cheerwino on 21 Jun 2011, 07:14 pm

Cerwin Vega D-3 (like these) in fauxnut finish.

Ahhh, D9s were my second set of speakers.

chrisby · « **Reply #32 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 08:07 pm »

not counting my folks Electrohome console or RCA mono record player, it'd have to be the delco 6x9 car radio speakers hung in corner mounted open baffles in a small basement bedroom (circa 1961),

after that my first "real" system was Noresco Consolette ( Dual 1210 with ceramic cartridge) and some crappy little Noresco 2-ways - bought with earnings from TV Guide delivery ( remember that?) and paper-route '64 or so- believe it or not, I never looked inside these very first speakers!

Bemopti123 · « **Reply #33 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 08:13 pm »

I still have mine, now doing duty in my mom's place.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=2104#

Woofers have been refoamed and the polydome midrange, the yellow dome, regrafted by Bill Legal at Millersound, PA. Awesome sounding speakers.

Chromisdesigns · « **Reply #34 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 08:39 pm »

A pair of small, Heathkit "acoustic suspension" bookshelf speakers I built around 1965. First pair that were really any good were Original Large Advents.

pumpkinman · « **Reply #35 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 08:49 pm »

Lafayette Criterion I remember they had a $.01 sale you bought the first for
$99.00 and the 2nd was a penny...........Bill

AVnerdguy · « **Reply #36 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 10:19 pm »

Not counting the Circle of Sound speakers with my Zentith cheapo set I savedd all summer (cutting lawns) and bought a set of the original Advent (large) w/utility cabinets. The walnut veneer were another $10.00 ea ($20.00 whole dollars! jeepers). If I remember correctly the were $220.00 for the pair.

Cheerwino · « **Reply #37 on:** 21 Jun 2011, 11:31 pm »

Quote from: MaxCast on 21 Jun 2011, 07:52 pm

Ahhh, D9s were my second set of speakers.

Oooo, the TOTL!

Bet you were REALLY loud!

Love this thread. It's like, "show us photos of your first girlfriend"!

Letitroll98 · « **Reply #38 on:** 22 Jun 2011, 12:31 am »

I can't be sure this is the exact model, it's been awhile after all, but they were at least similar to these HH Scott 166's, maybe the model before them.

For all I know they are still at the ex's house along with the Allison 3's that replaced them.

SET Man · « **Reply #39 on:** 22 Jun 2011, 12:45 am »

Quote from: Bemopti123 on 21 Jun 2011, 08:13 pm

I still have mine, now doing duty in my mom's place.

http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?action=gallery;area=browse;album=2104#

Woofers have been refoamed and the polydome midrange, the yellow dome, regrafted by Bill Legal at Millersound, PA. Awesome sounding speakers.

Hey!

Look like your mother is ready for a block party there with those Infinity Kappa 9 speakers

Take care,
Buddy