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How to get the impact of a live concert?

Yes, I know, big speakers, lots of power. : ) But I really am looking to "feel" the dynamics of the music, like you would at a concert. I'm not only talking about bass, although that is certainly a part of it. My wife and I were at Dave Matthews Band concert last night and it always amazes me, how impactful music is when it's live. Obviously, I understand they have a LOT of power driving a LOT of speakers, but they were filling the whole outdoors (outside venue). I'm only trying to fill my listening room. Would a good sub help? Different speakers?

I currently have Gallo Reference 3.1's and Klipchs Forte II's (Crites mods) driven by a Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista M3.
ecruz
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mapman
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Roxy,

My OHMs do it for me as well but require a larger amp to do it best.

They are not horns nor conventional box/dynamic speakers. The OHM CLS Walsh driver configuration used is fairly unique.

I have heard some very large and expensive conventional box design speakers do very well with suitable amplification. Same with horns, but with fewer watts.
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My Aerial 10t in 17x22 room do it with 2x sunfire SRA biamp that push them with nearly 1kw per each. They spec to blast 140db/m of SPL. Klipschhorns would cripplecrack after they reach 125db/m.
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Also remember to consider that continuous SPLS above 83-85 db or so are generally regarded to be harmful to our ears. SO, practically, be careful about what you wish for in terms of loudness and dynamics like a live concert. You just might get it...too much...too often. Better for a music lover to preserve their hearing as best as possible. A very loud, very good, very dynamic home system can literally be the equivalent of a lethal weapon to your ears.
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Again, I'm not talking about volume. I'm talking about the impact, dynamics, feeling, whatever you want to call it. For me, that's more import to making the music sound live, than throwing a huge soundstage or getting every note exactly right. That of course, is just my opinion.
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live and recorded music will always be different.
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