Has anyone ever cried listening to your system


I have had quite a few people listen to my system and most are not moved. In fact a few said they liked their Bose set-up better. Well last week I had a buddy in town from Vegas and we listened to records all evening. When I put Eva Cassidy songbird on he starting weeping. Tears were coming down and I asked him if he was alright. He said he was so moved by the recording that he couldn't help crying.
Personally this has never happened to me. I wonder if other members have had the same experience.
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My wife and I have cried many times.
For instance, my wife has cried when John Coltrane plays his solo on, "Flamenco Sketches".
As for myself, I have cried while listening to Billie Holiday, for example.
When I told my friend Terry, who is an audio consultant and retailer (and who, also, used to be the Viva distributor in the US) about crying to Billie Holiday, he said, "Well, OF COURSE you cried listening to Billie Holiday. You HAVE TO cry, when listening to Billie Holiday."
I wouldn't spend so much money on audio gear, if I was not capable of being so deeply moved by music. The goal of my system is to allow myself to be emotionally connected to the music that is played through it and to the artists playing that music, as much as possible.
Like Terry says, "When a jazz band's cookin', I want to be able to hear the smiles on their faces."
Nietzsche said, "Without music, life would be a mistake."
I agree.
I suppose the "comedians" in this thread have never cried at a movie, either. For if they did, that would suggest that they have a greater emotional connection to the movies they watch.
Thus, for them, a tearjerker like Frank Capra's, "It's a Wonderful Life", would be more emotionally powerful that every piece of music ever recorded.
Cyclonicman, I believe you are right when you say, ". . . most people on the planet have a greater emotional response to visual rather than auditory stimulus."
And that, ". . . emotional responses are linked to the human situation, such as love, forgiveness, sacrifice."
I further agree that my emotional response to music is due my perceived emotional connection to a given musician's expression of his/her humanity (the "human situation")--such as love, forgiveness, sacrifice, etc. expressed through his/her music.
That's what I hinted at when I said, "I want to hear the smiles on their faces."