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What was the first system you heard that made you think the high end made sense

I am sure I cannot be the only person here who can recall the day, and indeed the very system that made them think 'oooohhhhh yesssss - I get it - I understand - and I absolutely love it!'

In my case I attended a HiFi Show in Heathrow at the Renaissance Hotel. It was the GT Audio room hosted by Graham Tricker. The parts comprised:

DPS turntable- Schroeder arm - jan allaerts cartridge
Tron Pre-amp
Avante Garde Uno's

In all honesty I still remember the day now. It was so musical and had the ability to connect me to the music. When I went for a full demo at Grahams home I came to understand the magic of horns, valves and imaging. 

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terry9
2,342 posts
 
Yes, Sound Systems. Nice people.

Damn near bought the T-IV's, then T-IVa's. Each time was side-tracked with something else - mostly losing investments. Now it's different - I don't invest in anything but immediate gratification. Hence DIY. And Quads, of course.
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glennewdick
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Oracle Delphi Mk1-Rega rb600-VDH mc10

Cary Slp 94 (slightly moded with AudioNote copper caps)

Cary SLM 100

ProAc Response 2.5

Siltech Wire.


this system was so musical and inviting I fell I love with music all over again. and i'm assuming thats why we do this in the first place. 

 Of course you just want more so the quest begins.

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lou_setriodes
687 posts
 
Actually hearing SET amps was the 2nd time high end made sense.

The 1st time was when I wandered into Chestnut Hill Audio in Old City, Philadelphia and heard little concrete speakers, Rauna Tyrs thru a 70 wpc B&K ST140 amp. Eye opening! Way better than the Pyramid Met 7’s that I had listened to for a long time in other stores and always coveted
tomcarr
1,523 posts
 
Houston, 1982, Audio Concepts.
 Linn LP-12, Mark Levinson, Magnepans.
Unbelievably wonderful sound.

Tom
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gillatgh
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Actually when I put together my first seperates, all adcom, amps, cd, processr and Polk srs sda 3.1TL. 1984 man I was in heaven. Since then I've come a long way and invested way too much in trial and error. Only remaining pieces are the Polk in my HT system and 1 adcom 555II as spare, just in case.
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