#6 MUSICAL FIDELITY V-DAC II: FIRST TOY
The Musical Fidelity V-DAC II was the best budget DAC at the time. Of course in those days there were much better DAC’s, but they came at a much higher price.
#5 PARASOUND P/HP – 850: QUEST FOR A “HIGHER END”
The Parasound php 850 preamplifier was my first "decent" preamp to match my (budget friendly) system in a time long before "high end" hit my living room...
#4 REGA APOLLO CD PLAYER: MY OLDEST COMPONENT FRIEND
Rega Apollo cd player: my first introduction with the term high end and my oldest component friend.
#3 FIRST SPEAKERS: CUSTOM & RETRO
My first speakers were retro and custom built in the seventies. They really looked awful!!
#2 VELLEMAN K4000 VALVE POWER AMPLIFIER
The Velleman K4000 - my first step into a "higher end"