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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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02-02-07 Magnaplaners , three panels not sure what model. they neede ... Drjoe

04-28-07 Vandersteen 1,2,3 speakers and 2wq sub....first exposure to ... F1audio

05-02-07 Agree with f1audio, i didnt really like how they look but bo ... Chadnliz

05-06-07 Goldmund studio turntable; still sensually rewarding. Psacanli

09-29-07 When i was a kid a friend's dad had a linn sondek,naim amps ... Bigpond

09-29-07 Shindo latour field coil speakers. as dynamic as the best h ... Jeffreybowman2k

10-25-07 Jm reynaud concorde signature speakers, a feeling that is ha ... Beheme

11-19-07 Quad esl57's, avantgarde duos, and today i heard monster hor ... Gilbodavid

11-19-07 Since my post in '03 i have finally found speakers for my ro ... Newbee

11-20-07 System 1. revel ultima speakers (not ultima 2) fed by mark ... Knownothing

11-20-07 Most impressing was a comparison of two different rooms with ... Mrjstark

11-20-07 Just iscovered horns i listened to yeasterday were the $36,0 ... Gilbodavid

01-07-08 Early 1990's....sound by singer in downtown nyc...... wi ... Adam18

01-07-08 Some components will knock you out on the first listen but t ... Shadorne

01-07-08 In my case, my first inital listen to those "knock-me-o ... Sherod

10-26-09 When first heard viva audio products i shocked with realism ... Kops

12-31-09 few, but in order of appearance, not a system. thiel cs5's ... Lrsky

12-31-09 Soulution 700/720 preamp/power stage combo. stunning. no wor ... Noncondition

12-31-09 Update: naim nait xs Knownothing

04-15-10 Mbl 101's! Pedrillo

04-20-10 1982 - the bang & olufsen turntable demo by the audio store ... Lou_setriodes

04-22-10 I am owner of sroll lyric for last few month.i have heard da ... Mikedimitrov

05-03-10 Addendum: studer a820 rtr and tape project media. vbr, sam C1ferrari

05-09-10 I was a teen when a friend invited me to work together for s ... Flg2001

05-09-10 Years ago, klipschorns and magnepan tympanis. hearing them ... Mapman

05-09-10 Ead dsp 7000 mkiii. Digger945

05-09-10 Altec 19's. at purchase radio in buffalo ny. i'm not even s ... Jhugg9

05-13-10: Bongofury
iPod, ATC 100 speakers, Luxman 509 integrated amp, Benchmark DAC1, Leben 600 tube amp.
Bongofury (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

06-18-10 I was at my friend scotts house. he had mbl101's with all to ... Mrdecibel

07-15-10 Oneobgyn's system(a few years ago); magnepan speakers with t ... Mmakshak

07-15-10 Recently, when i switched back in the dnm reson ics in place ... Mapman

07-22-10 Klipsch lascalla mcintosh c32 mcintosh 6200 krell 300 wilson ... Vernneal

07-22-10 Jl f100 jl f112 jl f213 jl f113 b & w 802d Vernneal

07-23-10 Egglestonworks fontaine speakers - my first, and still curre ... Rockadanny

08-29-10 The nad 1020 is a pretty decent mid-fi component, yet a dire ... Rawinsonde

08-29-10 Coincident pure referance extremes doubled up 4 pure mini mo ... Montejay

08-30-10 For me, knockout power is correlated to the difference of ac ... Phaelon

09-07-10 I got shocked by a tube amp once. it didn't really knock me ... 6550c

09-12-10 Went over to a colleague from work's house for dinner. unkn ... Mrrross

11-06-10 Basis audio work of art w/ pass components. Somut

04-24-11 Mrdecibel, if only we had more audiogon members, 'hell usa c ... Lrsky

04-28-11 Infinity kappa 9s driven by nakamichi amps (or sumo) back in ... Jorgeparrapuppy

05-06-11 Legacy audio focus 20/20's, martin logan ascent i, ayre acou ... Sthomas12321

02-18-13 After years of trying better and better s.s. equipment, i bo ... Thotdoc

02-19-13 The current naim cd5i cd player. happy listening! Jafant

05-20-13 Of all the different systems i've heard, the component that ... Noromance

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