When did you ever hear a system sound so life-like

yes, a classe/Proac 4 system playing solo acoustic steel-string guitar in another room at an audio store almost fooled me, once. Its ability to reproduce the steely, ringing sound of such a guitar would not have worked so well on, say, a violin. I do not see how larger ensembles could even theoretically be reproduced realistically, as the acoustic space of the room itself is a limiting factor.

Goldeneraguy--That is an incredibly lifelike recording. One of the most realistic and convincing ones I have ever heard on my system over the years.

1) late 80s/early 90s- HP's IRS System- huge dynamics, concert hall scale and feel.
2) with all modesty on my sleeve... my system last month with a (non mentioned for fear of never getting another pair) mid 90s tube amp driving the MBLs. I never heard a system produce instruments that sounded so real. It was unnerving. It though lasted only two weeks- til the amp blew. I'll get it back up and running and invite over some witnesses. I never had any of my systems do THIS- the real instrument in my room thing, and like many of us I've been at this since 8 years of life!

Peter

Rcprince,
I tried looking for that recording for many years.No luck so I gave up.
Enjoy your music

Breuninger,
I can identify with the mbl's. To my ears they are one of the few best speakers with proper setup.
The only other speaker up there next to the mbl's are the wilson x2 alexandria, totally believable!
I feel that playing the system while sitting in an adjacent room could easily fool me at times.