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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

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fathom7
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goes to the following scenario/combo:

1977
SAE MK (don't even recall the numbers) amp and preamp
Technics (for God's sake) TT with SME Arm -- Empire cart
Driving Dahlquist DQ-10s -- The music: Bonnie Raitt and Janis Joplin -- in those years they put more raw emotion into the music than anyone.

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fathom7
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Dannylw:

You're not THAT old. The 901s were IT back when. Compared to the regular stuff that floated around at the time they were considered amazing.

Driving DQ10s with 45WPC? Wow, imagine what they would have sounded like with sufficient power to open them up. My old SAE amp had "just enough" for my DQ10s (a speaker I still miss and fondly remember) at 125/side.

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