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  Which components knocked you out on first listen?
I've been listening to stereos since 1973 and I am still waiting to be truly knocked out by the sound of a component. I have sat in showrooms across the country and have been pleased by what I have heard but never truly blown away.
The closest I came was when I listened to a Meitner str-55 amp and VTL preamp a few years ago, sourced by a Linn Ikemi and Revel loudspeakers. However, I also have been moved by a
Apple computer cd drive, circa 1994 through a Creek 4040 and RA Lab speakers, estimated cost about $1,200; maybe more so than the Linn,Revel 10K system. How about you?
Cody  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-17-02
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12-07-04   H2o signature. it is by far the best amp i have ever heard.   Muralman1

12-07-04   The von gaylord lad-l2 preamp. i sold a bat vk51 se after he ...   Asonicyouth

03-25-05   Easy ... audio research sp10 mk11 audio research d115 mk11 ...   Growlar

03-26-05   Cambridge audio for the money jolida 1501a hybrid integrated ...   Cdc2

03-28-05   Then and now. the first system that opened my ears to what ...   Dawgfish

03-29-05   Upon first listen, i've been knocked out by: dodson da-218 ...   Fmtien

04-10-05   Klipschorns and tannoy little reds.   golix@

04-12-05   Back in 1976, i heard a pair of frasier loudspeakers (model ...   Jlambrick

05-06-05   When i first had to do something pro, this was my first expe ...   Biomimetic

05-13-05   In no particular order, and over the course of 33 years: 1/ ...   213cobra

05-13-05   Component that "knocked me out" the first time was ...   Albertporter

05-14-05   When i listened to my jadis ja-500 monoblocks at a dealer's, ...   Gallant_diva

05-23-05   Nagra reel to reel.   Biomimetic

05-23-05   Seeing alberts name up there reminded me of the time i was a ...   Nrchy

05-23-05   Nrchy, my conscience has been bothering me, it's time to ...   Albertporter

05-23-05   Albert after that stunning display of honesty how could i do ...   Nrchy

10-23-05   Speakers: magnepan tympani 1ds, stacked quads, dayton wright ...   55dok

10-25-05   My special edition audion silver night px25 with all the sil ...   Gliderguider

11-09-05   I purchased a 1962 sherwood s-7700 using the 4 7868 output t ...   Mstic2000

11-09-05   In chronological order: magnepan tympani 1d with crown elect ...   55dok

11-27-05   Walked into innovative audio here in brooklyn about 7 years ...   Audphile1

02-08-06   Mine, viva solista integrated amp with any good and easy to ...   Josep_hernandez

02-10-06   The tom evans linear a amplifier. ten minutes after i power ...   Gliderguider

02-19-06   Sound lab a-1. big in every way, subtle also. supratek syrah ...   Jpms

02-21-06   Magnapan's with conrad johnson in 1981. that system got me i ...   Jasman

03-02-06: Jacquescornell
Spica TC-60s. Incredible value. But, they're a bugger to position. Got 'em two weeks ago, and am still trying to find the best arrangement. They don't respond as expected to position changes. They were muddy, flat, and imaged poorly on 26" stands 5' from the front wall and 2' from the side walls, toed-in, in a 12x19 room. At 4' from front wall and 18" from side walls, imaging was great, but bass was still thick. Pushed 'em toward the corners for furniture reasons, expecting bass to get deeper. Nope. At 2' from front wall and 6" (six inches!) from side walls, bass is evened out, lower midrange is no longer congested, and imaging is going gangbusters. Counterintuitive, but furniture-friendly. Still experimenting. The one absolute of positioning these things is that they have to be aimed right at the throne.

Imaging is hot on the heels of $3,000 Gallo Reference 3s and Martin Logan Aeons.

Jacquescornell  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)


03-03-06   Hill plasmatronics 1a. still do! one reviewer made an apt ...   Emmaco

03-22-06   Years ago: audio physic caldera loudspeakers, the older, th ...   Mdhoover

06-08-06   the aesthetix io - after 25yrs in the hobby, it blew me awa ...   Mac10

07-18-06   Without a single trace of doubt: tidal contriva loudspeakers ...   Karelfd

07-21-06   I first listened to martin-logans in 1994 and immediately bo ...   Arkprof

07-21-06   Mit power conditioning products while evaluating top level k ...   Psacanli

10-12-06   Klh model 9 electrostatic speakers with marantz model 9 and/ ...   Rdiiorio

10-13-06   Quad 988. klipschorn and many other klipsch speakers were ...   Grateful

10-14-06   Grateful, your last name is not "dead" is it? i ...   Albertporter

10-14-06   Rogers ls3/5a w/janis subwoofers. the amps were classic tube ...   Tmhaudio

11-02-06   Jeff rowland 100 watt stereo solid state amplifier and match ...   Rick85p

11-02-06   H2o's fire preamp tops my list now.   Muralman1

11-05-06   21 700 wpc phase linear amps driving six towers and an overh ...   Blindjim

11-06-06   The sheffield records.   Gregadd

11-08-06   Reply to albertporter, no my last name is not dead ;) but t ...   Grateful

11-09-06   I believe a system that has blown me away the most was proba ...   Lexidan

11-20-06   I had a classe 400 that was doing a fine job, until i sat th ...   Zapper

11-21-06   the radio in the fire engine as i responded to my first fir ...   Group3e11

12-30-06   jbl l150a's........one of the best sounding speakers ever ...   Hifisoundguy

01-15-07   Passive preamp! totally blown away when i first tried a pa ...   Kacz

01-15-07   System-wise - dcs p8i ~ focus audio master 2 ~ vitus amps; ...   Garryh

01-15-07   The best system that knocked my socks off was back in 1979-8 ...   Fattner

02-01-07   Avantegarde duo driven by audiopax model 88s. i too have be ...   Rwwms

02-01-07   Lavardin amplification, avantgarde loudspeakers, and to a le ...   Jclnv


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