In 1986, I heard a pair of Vandersteen 2's. I was amazed. I would never forget them. But, I was a college student, and I was no more in a position to buy them than I could buy a zebra from the zoo. My audiophilia then went into a long dormancy, as I happily listened to or forgot to listen to my nice mid-fi set-up -- psb Image T55 speakers with NAD 7240 receiver. Yesterday, two 105 pound boxes were delivered (by a stunningly strong UPS man who carried them from the curb to the porch). Inside the boxes were Vandersteen 3A signatures.
My life is changed.
37 years to ponder my opening move. Endgame.