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System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live

My current stereo system consists of Oracle turntable with SME IV tonearm, Dynavector XV cartridge feeding Manley Steelhead and two Snappers monoblocks  running 15" Tannoy Super Gold Monitors. Half of vinyl records are 45 RMP and were purchased new from Blue Note, AP, MoFI, IMPEX and some others. While some records play better than others none of them make my system sound as good as a live band I happened to see yesterday right on a street. The musicians played at the front of outdoor restaurant. There was a bass guitar, a drummer, a keyboard and a singer. The electric bass guitar was connected to some portable floor speaker and drums were not amplified. The sound of this live music, the sharpness and punch of it, the sound of real drums, the cymbals, the deepness, thunder-like sound of bass guitar coming from probably $500 dollars speaker was simply mind blowing. There is a lot of audiophile gear out there. Some sound better than others. Have you ever listened to a stereo system that produced a sound that would make you believe it was a real live music or live band performance at front of you?

 

esputnix
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fuzztone
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Post title makes little or no sense.

My answer is no save an LP on Naim gear playing piano in the 80’s.

lewm
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 Very few if any audio systems can capture the dynamics and amplitude of live music in an intimate setting. That’s a worthy goal to pursue as you grow your system. Otherwise what’s the question?

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atmasphere
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Have you ever listened to a stereo system that produced a sound that would make you believe it was a real live music or live band performance at front of you?

No. But I have experienced sounds coming from the stereo that had me thinking someone had broken into my house and was mocking me prior to axing me to death by singing along with my stereo. That caused me to swivel my head around pretty fast- and no-one was there! Spooky.

 

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