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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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This thread should yield some interesting things.
My examples are retrospective:

For speakers, The Revel Ultima Salon on piano playback.

For source material: The first time I heard Red Book CD on a player with upsampling.

For amplifiers: The first time I heard Krell bass make my stomach muscles tighten.

Preamplifiers: CJ tubes on Jazz

Not examples to build a system around, but certainly moments that lifted mine eyes up into the hills ...
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