absolute best component you ever owned

My Rogue Audio 99 preamp with phono stage.Has Telefunken,G.E. and Radiotechnique's stuffed in it.Nothing under $4000 can touch it!

my vpi hp-17f record cleaner is the only "component" i've had in my system for more that 10 years. since i've no plans to replace it, i guess it may be the best. my second choice is my pair of avalon eidolon speakers. not only do they reproduce music wonderfully but they are drop-dead gorgeous in their skins of myrtle burl.

TacT 2.0 Room Correction System. It wasn't the Marantz SA-1
(although that is a close 2nd). It wasn't the PS-300 (admittedly a significant improvement) or even the Magnepan 3.6R speakers which I love to listen to. The TacT made the rest of my system play music that sounds like live music. What more could you ask for?

Infinity RS-1's with proper frontend. I just bought another pair this weekend. I had these several years ago and sold them off. MISTAKE! Although 15+ years old now, this will compare to most $25,000-$35,000 speakers of today if you set 'em up with the right stuff. Although I have a complete 2 channel system in another room, I'm going to attempt to make these RS1's my mains on HT, with an eye towards the best two-channel reproduction as well.

Listening to these today just feels like coming home!

beemer

......it's a toss-up between my McCormack DNA-2DX amp and Levinson 360S DAC. These are each incredibly musical pieces of equipment, and along with a Levinson 37 Transport, are going to be permanent pieces in my system. Craig.