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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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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 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   Spica tc-60s. incredible value. but, they're a bugger to pos ...   Jacquescornell 03-03-06   Hill plasmatronics 1a. still do! one reviewer made an apt ...   Emmaco 03-22-06: Mdhoover Years ago: Audio Physic Caldera Loudspeakers, the older, three box version. Nothing else ever came close, listening to multiple speakers over a span of several years, until I found Intuitive Design Summits, which I think may be even better. Mdhoover  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 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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