punprankster
Super Member
For all the postings I've done here, I've never created a thread that charted my audio journey (thank God, right?). Here's my attempt at chronicling the changes I've made to my system, and what have stayed and fallen by the wayside in the four years since I started pursuing this hobby with a passion. pardon the lack of order. I've downloaded the pics where I could find them, and even I can't keep track of the many changes I've made to get to where I'm at right now.
My first serious system. Marantz MR255, Dual 1219 and B&W 703. At the bottom is a friend's Sansui that we used for A/B testing at that time.
Marantz 2270, Sony PS-X50 B&W 705 with a HTM7 in the middle. After this I went full two channel mode.
My first experience with tubes. Sony PS-X50, Fisher TA600, Marantz 2270, B&W 703 and KLH Model 6. The grilles on the 6's were grimy but they played nice with the Fisher.
My Sony phase. Sony STR-7065, Sony PS-X65, Sony CDP-C8ESD, Marantz 2270, Sony STR-6055, Sony -7055, B&W 703.
My first separates. Sony TR 5000, Sony TA2000F, Sony TA3200. I've also gotten my Yamaha NS-690III at this time.
And then I rediscovered Kenwood. Kenwood KA-8300 with my Pickering headphones beside it.
Kenwood KX-030, Kenwood KT-7500 and Kenwood KA-9100. Beside them is my Denon DP-59L, which I picked up in Greenwich Village in New York and had to lug around for five blocks to where I parked. I think it says something about the city dwellers when you're carrying around a 30lb something big turntable and nobody gives you a second look.
Luxman C-120and M-120. Don't these things sound nice. No matter how much Ioved the looks of my Kenwood stack there is no denying that they sound much better so to much reluctance I gave up my eye candy trophy for something that satisfies me much better.
This past year I've been lucky. I finally found a pair of Sony SS-M7/, a G-120 for my Luxman stack...
...and got a Kenwood Model 500. I can honestly say that this is the best my system's sounded so far.
My first serious system. Marantz MR255, Dual 1219 and B&W 703. At the bottom is a friend's Sansui that we used for A/B testing at that time.
Marantz 2270, Sony PS-X50 B&W 705 with a HTM7 in the middle. After this I went full two channel mode.
My first experience with tubes. Sony PS-X50, Fisher TA600, Marantz 2270, B&W 703 and KLH Model 6. The grilles on the 6's were grimy but they played nice with the Fisher.
My Sony phase. Sony STR-7065, Sony PS-X65, Sony CDP-C8ESD, Marantz 2270, Sony STR-6055, Sony -7055, B&W 703.
My first separates. Sony TR 5000, Sony TA2000F, Sony TA3200. I've also gotten my Yamaha NS-690III at this time.
And then I rediscovered Kenwood. Kenwood KA-8300 with my Pickering headphones beside it.
Kenwood KX-030, Kenwood KT-7500 and Kenwood KA-9100. Beside them is my Denon DP-59L, which I picked up in Greenwich Village in New York and had to lug around for five blocks to where I parked. I think it says something about the city dwellers when you're carrying around a 30lb something big turntable and nobody gives you a second look.
Luxman C-120and M-120. Don't these things sound nice. No matter how much Ioved the looks of my Kenwood stack there is no denying that they sound much better so to much reluctance I gave up my eye candy trophy for something that satisfies me much better.
This past year I've been lucky. I finally found a pair of Sony SS-M7/, a G-120 for my Luxman stack...
...and got a Kenwood Model 500. I can honestly say that this is the best my system's sounded so far.
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