Thank you everyone for your very interesting replies so far.
Schipo, remember: for the purposes of this exercise all music is FREE.
The question I have posed seeks to eliminate the natural audiophile tendencies to chop, change, trade, tweak and upgrade endlessly and/or argue about the merits of spending money on equipment vs. music vs. listening rooms.
Through this exercise, we might identify and short list a hall of fame of components that might bring happiness for a lifetime.
(Of course, in real life, none of you might want to settle down and get married to one system.....but that is another story.)
Maybe its just me, but I also note that I have never heard of some of these suggestions. So as usual, I hope recommendations are not being corrupted by dealers, who should refrain from shameless, surreptitious marketing and/or disclose their identities please.
Cheers,
cwlondon