The Quest for the ultimate audio experience - First Encounter

A few years ago my friend (and active Steemit user) @vitalbullet and I got into the world of audio.
Since the first encounter with "High Fidelity", we have come a long way to what we can call our own setup.
This hasn't been an easy journey and I reckon it won't end soon, up untill now both of us have been students and are on the verge of starting to work, which means that we'll have a little bit more to spend.

The first ever "audiophile speakers" that i heard were a pair of Focal Chorus 807V that my dad bought for the living room. These little beauties could sing all day without breaking a sweat.

For the longest time I have had these speakers as a benchmark for quality. The way these could reproduce guitars, vocals and strings was just astonishing. Even in the bass department they did an awfully good job for their size.

I am shure some of you guys have had encounters with at least better than average speakers or audio setup or if you are personally invested in audio i would love to know.