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When was the first time that you heard great sounding speakers?

For me it was 1977 at Purchase Radio in Buffalo NY. My brother and I were putting together a system that we would share at our parents house. The song was Aja by Steely Dan on a pair of Altec 19's that blew my mind at the time, I'll never forget it. They were a little out of our price range at the time. The system ended up being a Sherwood receiver, KLH speakers, a Technics SL-1950 and a cassette deck that I can't remember the make. Great memory! 
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asahitoro
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@samac The first time I heard Forte’s I was blown away as well. It was around the same time I heard the 104/2s back in the mid 80s. I had a pair of Forte IIs a couple of years ago but with the WAF I had to regrettably sell them. Maybe I need to get rid of the wife and get a pair of Forte IIIs? :)
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twoleftears
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The classic B&W 801's (no idea if S1, S2, or S3) in an audio store (The Stereo Shoppe, Ann Arbor).
cptkaos
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For me it was much more recent - 2016 at John’s store audio connection in NJ - it was a pair of Quatros - love at first listen.
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samac
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@asahitoro Hehe, choose wisely, I good wife if is harder to find than great speakers.;-)

Cheers,

Scott



trentmemphis
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I'm also going to throw in the *second* time I heard great sounding speakers.  It was at Hawkeye Audio in Iowa City in 1997 or 98.  The speakers were JMLab (as they were still known, then) Spectral 913's, driven by a CJ MOSFET amp and BAT front end.

It was a religious experience.  It really was.  I went back and back and back, listening to those things for hours.  About 6 months later, after I had moved to another state and made a little money, I called them up and had that very same pair shipped to me.  

I still have them.  They're in storage, but I still have them.
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