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When Everything Comes Together

I enjoy listening to music on my system on a regular basis. I would say 10-15 hours a week. But, every once in a while, something is different. The sound stage is wider and deeper, the vocals are more life like and focused, the imaging is magical. I had such an experience last night. Everything I played gave me goosebumps! Pearl Jam's 10 album, The Eagles Hotel California, Metallica's Unforgiven, Enter the Sandman and Nothing Else Matters, Elton John's Tiny Dancer, Levon and Madman Across the Water and I finished up with Ozzy's No More Tears and Momma I'm Coming Home.  With each song I sat there soaking in every note. It was almost a religious experience! A lot goes into critical listening and a lot of components have to work together to get it right, including the listener being in the right frame of mind. I guess I was there last night. It was all about the music and my system completely disappeared. I love this hobby!
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oldhvymec
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OP the weather change also prompted a change in beverages too. 
Hot tea vs whatever? How you feel what you smell what you're looking at who you're with? It makes a difference. I have to remember to take my hat and glasses off.

Warm Tea.. Late night, low ambient noise level, cleaner grid. WAY less WiFi traffic. Roads here are busy from 4:30 AM until 9:00 PM and then it get quieter. By 1:30 am it's as quiet as it's going to get Period!!!

1:30-4:30 AM is pretty good. Cooler too.. 

Dog is always right by my foot.. She's not there it's usually not the best session. Perfect amount of dampening right where she stays. LOL
JRT fluffy girl..

The PERFECT thing God made.. Dogs. He did forget the volume knob though.. Little turd.. :-)

Regard
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artemus_5
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Those are special events. I have an extraordinary love for music in much of the same genre. And I can say that since I have addressed many power issues with my system, I have a LOT of great listening sessions. But always? NO! And I DO KNOW what you are speaking about. My wife and I both experienced it some years back where both of us stayed up til 3am, despite having to work the next day. The only othjer experience I've ever had that way was a "religious experience" at a Fishnet festival back in the '80's. Ya just don't want to leave. I can only say it happened once. But it was unforgetable
aewarren
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We've all been there and it's difficult to explain. Maybe the stars are aligned or our ears are especially clean or the power grid is open or maybe we're just more receptive to the music. Sometimes I sit down with a good book and if the book holds my attention over the music, I put on CDs. If the music trumps the book, I play records. The bad thing about those special sessions is I hate to turn things off because I know it will be lost the next day.
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bigtwin
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Any chance there was some THC involved?  Always takes the musical experience to the next level for me.  Been that way for the past 50 years.  
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fuzztone
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The next level?
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