Decisive moments your your audio journey

I recently purchased my first pair of open baffle speakers (Emerald Physics Carbon 2.8’s)...For me they are game changers.

Season tickets to the symphony. 7th row center seats… repeated exposure to live acoustic music… completely changed the direction of sonic goals and subsequent purchases. I stoped chasing ethereal sound with slam and worked towards natural sounding music with great rhythm and pace.

The sound of my system jumped at each purchase to the system I have now that is always hard to tear myself away from.

Three occasions. First hearing best buddy's 4 channel Dynaco, Linn tt setup. Second, Dahlquist DQ10 at audio show. Third, Magnepans with Audio Research setup at audio dealer.

DQ10s for sure were the first 'moment'.

Magnepans in another college dorm room a couple years later.

I will never forget the 'he is in the room singing' feeling from hearing Frank Sinatra on vinyl in Honolulu 1990. It was at a high end shop on great bookshelf speakers via a turntable and electronics (all quality but names forgotten).

That moment really showed me for the first time how magical music could sound if portrayed superbly. It convinced me to upgrade everything and the disease started...

My ah ha moment was in 1978 when I heard my friends original Snell Type A speakers driven by Accuphase electronics.  Unbelievable!