Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday!

blueranger.. I am listening to Beethoven String quartets right now. (Denon label box set I must have bought back in the 1980's ) with the Smetana Quartet. Divine sound.    
If you watch Amazon sometimes Classical box sets are pretty cheap (other times pretty expensive) but if you watch and just stick a pile on your wish list, sometimes it pays off and you can get them are a good low price.

Thank you Elizabeth. I'm a rocker and never really took the time and patience to enjoy classical. 

I was like that with Jazz. I never liked Jazz growing up. Only Jazz album I had was "Time Out" by Brubeck. (when I was young I liked Classical most, as well as Rock)   
Anyway, on up to 1990's and I watch "Ken Burns Jazz". Suddenly I GET Jazz. never understood before, but now I get it. I started buying Jazz on LP and CD. (Lucky too since it was a lot cheaper on LP than in the 80's) Now I mostly still listen to Classical, and then Jazz. With periods where I like a few Rock tunes. As far as music goes. Classical is like a whole new  Universe of possibilities compared to Rock. I would suggest not burning out on symphonies though!! (newbies usually start and get hooked on symphonies) The real meat of Classical is in the chamber music. Quartets, Sonatas.If all I had on a desert island was the Beethoven Piano sonatas, I would be happy. You can never run out of Beethoven..

@elizabeth ,
Please suggest a couple of Classical chamber music, quartets, sonatas, that are the Jazz equivalent of Time Out. Something that people who like Rock/Jazz/Vocals can instantly get hooked on to.

I hear ya! elizabeth

I fell in love with Jazz about 15 years ago.  Never looked back.
I still enjoy Pop, Rock and came from the Hard Rock, Metal camp as well.
Quite a few parallels between Jazz and Metal, if you listen close enough.