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System that sounds so real it is easy to mistaken it is not live

My current stereo system consists of Oracle turntable with SME IV tonearm, Dynavector XV cartridge feeding Manley Steelhead and two Snappers monoblocks  running 15" Tannoy Super Gold Monitors. Half of vinyl records are 45 RMP and were purchased new from Blue Note, AP, MoFI, IMPEX and some others. While some records play better than others none of them make my system sound as good as a live band I happened to see yesterday right on a street. The musicians played at the front of outdoor restaurant. There was a bass guitar, a drummer, a keyboard and a singer. The electric bass guitar was connected to some portable floor speaker and drums were not amplified. The sound of this live music, the sharpness and punch of it, the sound of real drums, the cymbals, the deepness, thunder-like sound of bass guitar coming from probably $500 dollars speaker was simply mind blowing. There is a lot of audiophile gear out there. Some sound better than others. Have you ever listened to a stereo system that produced a sound that would make you believe it was a real live music or live band performance at front of you?

 

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asvjerry
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@audioman58, yup....a good omni set up properly in a space and driven by decent equipment can do that...and not just in the sweet spot.

Haven't been lucky enough to hear a pair yet.

And would avoid hearing 4 in surround....spoil me permanently,

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has2be
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Mine can replay quite well the few live recordings done well in existance .

Trouble is, the vast majority of albums are a recording so if even remotely playing as recorded and manipulated during and post recording ,how could it possibly sound live? Good tube microphones and proper placement are what captures live dynamics an art lacking across the majority of recorded music . 

A really good tuner back when good fm was plentiful on the dial often gave remarkably good live sound as well...

wolf_garcia
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Possibly the weirdest and now my favorite Atmasphere post ever...yeah man!

Reviews of my Klipsch Heresy speakers often say they sound like live music. I don't necessarily agree but it's comforting to my fragile ego...I've been in the live music business for decades as a musician and live sound "Knob Turner," and like most everyone here I strive to reproduce the sound of street musicians using a cheap bass amp as, clearly, that's a true reference. Also gas powered leaf blowers...the sound of fall in New England. The vast majority of albums are recordings? Who knew? 

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audioman58
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Sadly the MBL system mentioned  was well over $150 k 

their stand mount speakers the  126, and120   Use the Exact same Tweeter and midrange  units  that sit on top ,they have dual opposing wooferson the bottom  ,I am. Thinking about maybe the verygood model 126 , and just use my SVS 4000 SB powered subs then  you  have a full range speaker at a fraction of-the cost. 

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gosta
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On youtube you can find "Live in the Studio" recordings with really fine dynamics. Not damaged that much through the recording and mastering process. With a good system playing at real levels they can feel like you're there.

Try Cory Wong. Not least the videos with Sonny T and Michael Bland.

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