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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?
cody

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Most impressing was a comparison of two different rooms with the same equipment & speakers. One untreated and the other was carefully tuned with acoustic treatments and TacT room correction processor.
2. Value/performance speakers - Vandersteen Quatro and Opera-Consonance M-15 speakers (horns), expensive but worth a consideration - Wilson Audio Sophia Series 2.

3. CDP - Rega Apollo, Consonance Droplet and Prima Luna 8.
4. Sonos wireless system for convenience and ease of use.
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