Owners of "Giant Killers"?


We often read of folks who have heard "Giant Killer" products: amps, preamps, digital sources...

We also often read about products that are tried, and are "excellent and worth the audition", but are not chosen for the listeners's system because of a better product.

I'm wondering how many Audiogoners actually own a "Giant Killer"?

Has someone heard a component that offers great value, but beyond the dollar value offers perfomance that has truly been good enough to replace the "Giant"?
tvad
Well, Brent, one man's giant killer is another man's giant. From my perspective, the CJ 350 is a giant. The Classe Omega must, therefore, be a behemoth.

I've read great things about the CJ Premier 350. I'm glad you're enjoying yours.
Hi Grant , I have yet to stop being stunned by this amp. I have the rich midrange and smooth , liquid highs that I needed when I went tube a few years back with intense bass control I left tubes because of . What this amp does however is have the stronghold on recreating space. You read about this all the time " space around instruments , space captured in the recording studio , space captured between musicians ect " but its another thing when you hear it come alive in your room. Its quite startling and something I will forever hold as a reference if I move in another direction some day....far off .
I have a lot of Consonance gear and it replaced some real expensive big name gear for a lot less dough...I'm real happy.
Doctor's Rx-Wilson X-2,Lamm,ARC,Meitner. This is a site on audiogon that talks about my giant-killer-the Oritek X-2 interconnects. Ori says that even a small amount seems to dominate a sytem. .4 meters or less costs $329.