My very first SW radio was a Racal RA6790/GM receiver which I was tasked to tune the HF spectrum by my Uncle Sam when I was a guest at one of his many worldwide resorts, this one being Clark Air Base in the Philippines. Unfortunately they wouldn't give me one of my own to play with, so my own very first SW receiver was a Sony boom box with SW coverage that I bought at the BX. I soon grew frustrated with the lack of SSB/CW reception, though I could easily pick up Radio Australia.
So when I transferred to England I bought a Sony 7600, the first model that tuned in 5 KHZ steps. I eventually upgraded to a Sony 2010 which I still own to this day. I've owned several other receivers, including a RS DX394 (big mistake, will never own another), Icom R71a, and currently use an Icom R75 and a Target HF3S. I can also use my Kenwood TS-140 ham rig as a third receiver. I also have an old Hallicrafters S-38B which I play with from time to time, and an old Zenith Transoceanic 3000-1 (transistorized version). I also have a RS DX-402 portable AM/SSB receiver that I couldn't pass up at a hamfest for $35. It makes a nice portable to take traveling when I don't want to risk damaging the 2010.
Currently I have the R75, TS-140, and HF3S as well as two scanners sitting on my radio desk with audio outputs connected through a switch box to my headphones and computer sound card input.