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What was your greatest epiphany?

That one shining moment when everything first came together. When the heavens opened up, the clouds parted, the sun shone, and the angels began to sing.

For me, it was hearing music played through tubes for the first time, after a lifetime in the solid state wilderness. Even my wife came into the room and noticed how much better the music sounded. Carole King never sounded so good.
kinsekd
matchstikman
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Sean, interesting post. Can you elaborate on the tube and SS amps that brought your epiphany? I am very interested in the SS amp that beat the tube amp.
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pbowne
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I do remember a Mahavishnu Orchestra concert ath the Auditorium in Chicago back around 1971(?) when I really thought I had reached heaven/nirvana.
kublakhan
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I'd like to hear more on that '67 acid trip, rasta.

kinsekd, agreed: the first time i heard a tube amp in my system (sonic frontiers) i almost cried. that was the beginning of the end.
ozfly
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When I got my first relatively high end system and discovered that Stereo Review had it all wrong!

Of course, that doesn't compare to Jeff's revelation ;-)
sean
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Matchstikman: I was talking about digital front ends in this post, not amplifiers. As far as amps go, almost all of my speakers are of low impedance, low sensitivity and highly reactive. This is a combo that very few tube amps would enjoy dealing with. Sean
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