Things that “blow your mind”

First time visiting a friend's family getaway on a lake in Wisconsin for a week, years ago, and listening only to A windup tabletop Victrola and an old but nicely functioning tube radio. After a few days of listening to great performances on the Victrola, I realized that it was easy to forget about surface noise and listen to what are basically direct-to-disc recordings.  There's a, I don't exactly know how to describe, but at times, a startling clarity to the recordings.  I enjoyed it immensely, almost like a clearing out of modern electrically generated sound, and more like the real thing.  Something like that.  And no TV.  

Hearing my daughter’s Pro-Ject turntable sound great through her little JBL Bluetooth speaker.

Exchanging bodies with the future Buddah and being transported to a parallel universe with unlimited skee-ball and ice cream.

Playing with positioning.

The $$$ audio enthusiasts admittedly spend on cables! Just WOW.