When did you ever hear a system sound so life-like

Pedrillo, when you live it, whatever notions you had before are erased. I think that is why it comes off creepy- you **know** that it isn't real, assume that it can never **sound** real, so when it does it can be a bit freaky.

FWIW we did exactly as you described at THE Show a few weeks ago with VMPS Audio. We had live musicians, recorded them and then played back in the same space.

Having worked with live recordings a lot over the years, its the media that has the most limitation- certainly far more than amps, speakers and microphones, as flawed as they can be a live microphone feed sounds very real.

John Atkinson of Stereophile fame recently undertook an analysis of the sound of a recorded piano recital and THE live recital itself. He wrote about his experience and conclusions in the Feb issue of Stereophile. Interesting reading even if the conclusion would seem obvious.

I hear it every time I put on a cd.Eric Clapton Unplugged.If you were to sit down and close your eyes,It would be easy to see yourself there.live, front and center. .Allman bros @Fillmore East.another cd that sounds incredible.BE THERE (demo cd usher).so crisp , so clear.

the pieces are 79dvideck modded ,the AXIOM pass/pre w/cad upgrade.supra 1.6 speaker& link 100 rca.KG4,s,however during repair,a $50 pair of manchester,4 speaker floor standers w blown surrounds,sound pretty good,almost life like