That nice, unforced, relaxed, easeful sound ??

Not me buddy. I like the sound to be so harsh and stressed that the veins bulge out on my forehead and my jaw clenches so tight my teeth snap apart.
Good times.

I get it at every live classical concert I go to.

"I get it at every live classical concert I go to."

Me too, and I go to a lot. It's REAL MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yea...that's sort of what Quad 989s sound like.
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I'm there. You know when you are happy to listen to your favorite rock lp's at low volume. You get every every bit of the magic without cranking it. This flies in the face of 30 years of learned behavior. I attribute this mostly to my Meadowlark Blue Herron 2's, my Tom Evans Vibe and Pulse, and damn good room acoustics.

But when it builds to an uncontrollable SCREAM....well, it just doesn't get ANY better than that! Unless it happens over and over again!
Good listening!