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I get it now

I have been slowly doing smallish upgrades to my audio system and seeing modest results but today I hooked up my new (to me) McIntosh C2500 preamp and I get it now. I finally see what a premium component can do to the sound. This change was even bigger than my initial upgrade to Forte IIIs as my speakers.  Human voices are more real than anything I’ve heard before. It’s truly a night and day difference. Even my extremely non audiophile wife immediately noticed the change.  
Alright, enough writing. I’m off to listen to music until I can’t keep my eyes open! 
varchard
ghdprentice
7,027 posts
 
I think most people that pursue high end audio have this moment. You get a component and it wildly exceeds your expectations. You get hooked. It can led to a wonderful lifetime pursuit. Congratulations, welcome to the rewarding world of high end audio. 
petg60
1,486 posts
 
This is one of the moments that you will always remember in your audio journey. Enjoy!
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yuviarora
537 posts
 
Everything you are hearing is a figment of your imagination. I need 30 double blind tests and a dissertation  written by 4 scientists before I can even begin to take any of this seriously. 
Holy Science, Hallowed be thy name.  
varchard OP
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It sounds so good, now I need a new turntable ;)
ghdprentice
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@varchard.The analog side of audio is a wonderful world of increasing rewards. I have a really good system, my digital end sounds really great and costs $10K more than my analog end. I had a friend visiting to listen to my system. He is assembling his first high end system, just before he left asked to listen to a vinyl record. I played one and he sat up and the superlatives started flying out of his mouth. His excitement level doubled. He said, “now I get it!”. He had heard my earlier VPI tt to... I had upgraded to a Linn and Koetsu cartridge.
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