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Originally Posted by Robbie
Goddamn! I woulda killed for that system! I never had a real nice system...just a big piece of furniture stereo/turntable that was as long as a couch with the speakers built in the cabinet. I remember getting all excited when I got a second hand reel to reel and thought I was making great recordings of my records. Matter of fact I would play the reel to reel versions I had recorded from my turntable and tell all my friends it was a better quality! Even though of course it wasn't because it was second generation. lol!
But in 1979 I thought it was the best sounding system in the world!  |
My parents had the same style stereo hi-fi. It had a TV in the middle with speakers on each side and you would lift the top up to get to the turntable or controls. It looked like a piece of furniture and was as long as a couch
I'm guessing this picture was taken around 1977 because of the album I'm holding. Back then a typical stereo was a receiver with a turntable built on top and hardly any stores carried stuff like this. The reel to reel was an Akai that my brother bought in the PX while fighting the Vietnam war. The rest I got mail order. Stereo sound was mainstream and quad sound was just starting to emerge. The Onkyo Receiver put out to all four speakers and when in their place the sound filled the room perfectly.
While my friends all had stereos that sat on their night tables I was quietly spending my paychecks on this setup. Compared to the average stereo of that day it sounded unreal. Friends would come over and I'd blow them away with some Ted Nugent, Boston or Pink Floyd.
Good times for sure
