"Giant Killer" The things legends are made of.

I can name three

1. At $3500 new, the Apogee Scintilla. I keep my ears open for a successor to these twenty year old speakers, but to no avail

2. At $1.50/ft Ant-Cables. They have been opening up people's systems in my region to the loss of some super brands.

3. At $2800 the S-H2O Signature. Not widely known yet, people who have heard them on my system have agreed, they set a new standard in amplification.

Want a new giant killer? Take a listen to the McIntosh 275 tube amp. This piece absolutely slays me.

Best,

Paul :-)

If you can find replacement parts, most will, indeed, live forever!

I agree with Beemer & ad any old Mac tube equipment. The MR71 FM tuner compares, no, make that BEATS the current stuff for thousands less.

AR3a speakers still sound great. As do many of the Ohm brand.

The KLH Model Eight system has a nice sound to it also.

Classe DR-9 amp, Audio research sp6B, sp8mkII, Sound dynamics 300ti, Conrad Johnson pv5 and MV50, Well tempered turntable, JVC 1010,1050 cd players, Goldmund studio turntable, Quicksilver mono amps, I also think the Rel Strata III sub will become a classic in time.