Allright all you hard-core audiophiles and enthusiasts, here's my query:

What is the best rig that you have ever heard? I don't care if it cost $500 or $500,000. You may have heard it at CES, THE, or your brother-in-laws basement. What system made you actually stop and say "Holy smokes, Batman! That's music!"?

Secondly, (you didn't think you were getting off that easy, didja?) what is the best high value/budget/cheap system you've heard?

As you know, my personal reference point is currently a Wadia/ARC/Wilson WP7 rig that shook my foundations last year. Good lord, "The Girl from Ipanema" was putting on a private show for me!

Budget system has to be the original CSW system with the dual subs and cubes. This was a while ago, but man for the money it really poured out the music.