A rare opportunity (or at least I think it's rare)

                              'Is It Live Or Is It Edison?'

https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2015/05/is-it-live-or-is-it-edison/

Good question. He just recently finished renovating a house and we talked about how to "build" a good sound system. Sooo...maybe!

Sooo . . . will he be buying one?

I think there would be more audiophiles if they realized they could have sound this good for a few thousand dollars.

Since I do not have audiophile friends coming by to hear my system, it becomes a bit too conceptual as time goes by, all alone, gathering information, making choices, evaluating…

I’ve doubted my choices and questioned what I’m hearing, and said to myself with less than 100% conviction, ‘that sounds fantastic!’

So, indeed, as drbb said, “These kind of validations are what keeps you going.”

An acquaintance said to me, ’Now, every time I listen to music I wonder what it would sound like on your system.’

A friend said in an amazed tone of voice, ‘The first thing I notice is that it’s so clear, everything is so clear.’

What a wonderful experience. 
Keep on keeping on!

@drbb ,

What a great story!

 Maybe you can swing an invite to his next recording session?

@condosound I have my system listed and by this forum's standards I'd call it mid-fi with aspirations for hi-fi. By the average joe's standards it is night and day better than what they listen to. Room treatments are something I'm in dire need of, but I want to remain in my marriage 😀. Listening room is a sunroom with 7 foot windows and brick walls (ouch). At least the ceilings are 9 foot with acoustical tiles.

OK, Step 2: What do you have in your system? Room treatment?

Thanks Music Lover.

Wonderful experience! Thanks for sharing.

That's just about thte coolest thing I've heard today.  So far.  

Well played.  Literally.

These kind of validations are what keeps you going. Lucky when you can get one. I might add this forum/community is pretty inspiring as well.

Good job. I can totally relate. My nephew was in town the other night and came by to visit. He was a bass player for the Arkansas Philharmonic.  Is is now on the board of directors.  Wr put on Dvorak by the Chicago Philharmonic.  He could pick out every instrument section and tell wha5 would be next and point to where it would come from. I was amazed. He was amazed. He told me this is the first time he could pick out all the instrument from a 110 piece orchestra from a 2 channel recording.  He said the ebb and flow of the bass was spot on and even heard a bow slap on the side of a cello , and he's heard the LP a hundred times or more. 

Yup, sounds great!

Yes, it's a rare opportunity. Very cool.

Listening to the Cottonwood Trio now - 5 seconds into track one was interested in hearing more - sounds great so far. 

Great confirmation you are on the right path. I have a friend that is a professional acoustic guitar musician making albums and playing concerts for the last fourth years. He completely lost himself in my system when playing some of his recordings. Good validation when they can recognize their guitar.

@edcyn Cool! Lots of talent musicians that we will never hear about. A real crap shoot.

Hey! Sounds good! Listening to it now.