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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   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: Grateful Quad 988. Klipschorn and many other klipsch speakers were my main stay - but I had been wanting to improve the midrange tone. Heard many other "high end" speakers JM Focal, Tannoy, 801's, and on and on... sorry to all who disagree, but Klipsh's design from the 1940's beats them all. BUT... When I heard the 988 - I thought I had gone to heaven - brought a pair home then very next week. Happily ever after... Grateful  (System | Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread) 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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