Quote Originally Posted by J*E*Cole
I I realize I could spend considerably more on a system, but can anyone tell me what more I would really be getting? What improvements are possible from here? Etc...
There is a musical world beyond the capabilities of most systems. Certainly beyond mine. Imagine a soundstage with apparent height, width and depth far beyond the extents of your walls. The ability to place musicians both laterally and depthwise on an enormous stage. Possessing an ineffable feeling of authority - or an uttter ease during even the most demanding of passages. One where a triangle or xylophone floats above the orchestra and hangs there with a soft decay. Voices so palpable they seem to truly be in the room with you. One that evokes the deepest emotional response from music.

I have the good fortune to have heard one such system in a home setting used by an audio reviewer friend of mine. It was really an experience to hear cherished pieces of music that I've heard hundreds of times before really for the first time again. There are rhythms and melodies trapped away in most CDs that are rarely heard. While I enjoy my own systems, I always look forward to hearing that one again.

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