I have heard this on two systems .
The best example was while I was demoing some speaker and amp combo's . I then went into the dealers "premier" room with one of the same CD's . That is when I heard it . I asked the dealer what made the difference and he stated that "it is the software ." I didn't know what it meant and could not ask him as he was with another customer at the time .
That setup was some big Cary tube monoblocks , top of the line Cary CDP and preamp feeding Nola's flagship speaker .
The other one was a Krell integrated feeding a pair of Martin Logan's . I don't remeber the accompanying equipment . But talk about the you are there sensation !
It may be interesting to note that neither room was a primo setup . There were no room treatments , all four walls were loaded with equipment and the listening position was in the middle of the carpeted room . But the sound was amazing and , unfortunatly , out of my fiscal ability .
As mentioned above , I think that first the equipment has to be synergistic and then the recording must contain the 'air'. I mention the recording because only one of the tunes , that I tried , from the CD gave me the 'air'. A second and third tune did not . Also , this same song on another one of my system combinations , would put the singer at your feet while the band was behind the speakers and the venue noise was behind the listening position .
Good luck .
The best example was while I was demoing some speaker and amp combo's . I then went into the dealers "premier" room with one of the same CD's . That is when I heard it . I asked the dealer what made the difference and he stated that "it is the software ." I didn't know what it meant and could not ask him as he was with another customer at the time .
That setup was some big Cary tube monoblocks , top of the line Cary CDP and preamp feeding Nola's flagship speaker .
The other one was a Krell integrated feeding a pair of Martin Logan's . I don't remeber the accompanying equipment . But talk about the you are there sensation !
It may be interesting to note that neither room was a primo setup . There were no room treatments , all four walls were loaded with equipment and the listening position was in the middle of the carpeted room . But the sound was amazing and , unfortunatly , out of my fiscal ability .
As mentioned above , I think that first the equipment has to be synergistic and then the recording must contain the 'air'. I mention the recording because only one of the tunes , that I tried , from the CD gave me the 'air'. A second and third tune did not . Also , this same song on another one of my system combinations , would put the singer at your feet while the band was behind the speakers and the venue noise was behind the listening position .
Good luck .