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What was your most engaging audio experiance

I have been an audio crazy for 45 years and have had experiences where I thought I heard live music in a room when in fact it was an audio system. This experience which I call "a critical mass" experience suggests that the equipment, the room, the ambiance were all in perfect harmony to create this illusion for me.
I was in fact hearing an Mercury Living Presence solo piano LP played threw biamped Magneplanes 20.1 s powered by ARC Ref 300 monoblocks and at VT100 MKIII.
I will add that I was unaware of an audio system in the adjoining room. A fact which may have contributed to my experiance.
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indianears
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B&W 801 speakers ( the 1st gen without any suffix )

Oracle Turntable

Koetu Red.

1984 I thnk.

Playing Chakka Kahn....

Ummmmmm
tbromgard
814 posts
 
In an audio salon in Chicago, approx 1995. It was a DIY speaker using McCormack electronics playing Stevie Ray Von. It was so clean, clear and convincing. I dont recall the name of the sudio salon or the owner-builder of the DIY speaker, but if I heard the name again, I would know it.
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marakanetz
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$1 paid at street lot for Love Over Gold Dire Straits vinyl vs. the same SACD.
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driver
750 posts
 
I ran sound for a rock band back in the 70's & one particular night the Les Paul played thru Marshall tube stack was like a giant boxing glove softly hitting my body. I've never experienced anything like that since & I still run sound.
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abucktwoeighty
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My most engaging audio experience I'll never forget. It was in a hi-end audio store sitting in front of their best system. Gave me the biggest rush! I was trying to duplicate that here at home for years, but came to the conclusion that what I experienced was like my first kiss, magical! It will never be duplicated, but it's lotsa fun trying.
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