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Any system ever moved you emotionally like this?

Below is a recent quote from the LA Times from a concert violinist after he had played a violin made by the late 1600's master, Antonio Stradivari.

"After I played the Mendelssohn Concerto on it, I cried like a baby," McHugh recalled. It was "smooth, as sweet as could be. . . . It was something I had a love affair with."

Ever been moved to tears by a system? If so, what song was playing and what comprised the system?
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emorawski
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BAT 3ix, Musical Fidelity A308 AMP, MF A308CDP, Olympic Audio Speakers. When I play Eva Cassidy's "Fields of Gold" or Alison Krauss "It Doesn't Matter" or other favorite tracks and either I get chills or the hairs on my neck stand up and sometimes I even shed a tear- that's when I know my system is perfect.
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shadorne
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Vocals tend to raise the hair on the back of my neck every time, as they sound so real, but tears tend to come from a connection with the music (Mozart Requiem for example) or with the emotion expressed by the artisit (Celine Dion for example).
dmurfet
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I concur with fields of gold. I would add The Blowers Daughter - Damien Rice.

Personally, I'm not sure the system would make much difference.
cdm
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Dmurfet, I have to agree with you regarding Damien Rice. "The Blowers Daughter" or "Cold Water" do it for me.
bojack
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The only music that creates this type of strong emotion for me is opera or live electric guitar where the composer/writer uses long lines and phrasing, e.g. in ilTravetore and some of Knopfler's live solo work. And if Alex Lifeson can't evoke tremendous emotion from someone, I really have to wonder if they have a heart at all. (OK, now back to baseball and beer.) Good thread BTW.
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