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Which components knocked you out on first listen?

I've been listening to stereos since 1973 and I am still waiting to be truly knocked out by the sound of a component. I have sat in showrooms across the country and have been pleased by what I have heard but never truly blown away.
The closest I came was when I listened to a Meitner str-55 amp and VTL preamp a few years ago, sourced by a Linn Ikemi and Revel loudspeakers. However, I also have been moved by a
Apple computer cd drive, circa 1994 through a Creek 4040 and RA Lab speakers, estimated cost about $1,200; maybe more so than the Linn,Revel 10K system. How about you?
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Apogee Divas driven by a Classe DR3-VHC. I heard an LP of Liszt's "Via Crucis" through these turn the far end of a showroom into a cathedral. Utter magic.

A KR-18 integrated amp - it was the first time I "got" what SET was all about, and bought it on the spot.

My Coincident Total Victories and Audio Note 4.1x DAC
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My special edition Audion Silver Night PX25 with all the silver in it. I got goosebumps the first time I heard it and they haven't gone down yet.

The Fab Audio Model 1 speakers - perfectly consonant with my tastes in sound.

Kimber Select 3038 speaker cables. They have an "OK, I'm done" sort of sound...
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The Tom Evans Linear A amplifier. Ten minutes after I powered it on I knew it eclipsed any other amp I'd heard. It's hard to convey in words what a transformative audio experience this amplifier has been for me. It's bewilderingly good.
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