It was about 25 years ago as a young fella that I had occasion to hear 2 speakers that made my jaw hit the floor, and essentially started me on the road to this audio insanity.

The first was at the house of a friend I had just met. He was a lawyer and had a really nice pad in the Santa Monica Canyon area. I remember sitting on the couch, then music. It was jazz. I thought the players were in the room. The sound seemed so effortless, and for the life of me I could not tell where there were any speakers. Then he pointed to what looked like a large three panel (I think) fold out screen. These were Magnepans.

The second epiphany happened when I wandered into Rogers Sound Lab in Santa Monica California. I walked into the listening room and was blown away by what I heard. The speakers making this wonderful cacophony of realistic sound were absolutely beautiful looking and lust set in. They were the KEF 107s. I was poor at the time but the dream remained. That dream came true a few years ago when I picked up an immaculate pair. I now own several different KEF speakers including several other brands. The 107, in my opinion is still way above average. For Jazz and Classical, where timbre, tone, harmonics and organicness are critical, it is still one of the best.