Well since we're all bringing up when we discovered Haken, I looked back through my emails and Amazon orders and noticed I had ordered Visions back in February of 2013 (along with the first Redemption album). I guess I found them around that time, before The Mountain came out later that year, though apparently I didn't order The Mountain until April 2016. I guess I discovered Haken but they didn't stick with me at the time because I'm not sure why I wouldn't have ordered The Mountain in 2013 after it came out. For some reason, I waited 3 years and ordered it just before Affinity came out, which is an album I really enjoy. I think I may have heard The Mountain online and wasn't too impressed by it at the time, but I remember loving Visions since I got it. Aquarius was really good too when I first heard it.
In retrospect, I'd say Visions and Affinity are still my two favorites. Vector and Virus are fine, but start to veer into territory that feels familiar to other bands and sounds. I really enjoyed what they had going on before hand, as those albums stand out among the rest of my collection and listening. With their original keyboardist back in, I hope they reflect on where they've been and try to rekindled the spark that their earlier work had. I think most fans will appreciate it if their next album wasn't so closely tied to Vector/Virus in terms of over-all sound and feel and do something new and unique for them, like Affinity.
-Marc.