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How to get the impact of a live concert?

Yes, I know, big speakers, lots of power. : ) But I really am looking to "feel" the dynamics of the music, like you would at a concert. I'm not only talking about bass, although that is certainly a part of it. My wife and I were at Dave Matthews Band concert last night and it always amazes me, how impactful music is when it's live. Obviously, I understand they have a LOT of power driving a LOT of speakers, but they were filling the whole outdoors (outside venue). I'm only trying to fill my listening room. Would a good sub help? Different speakers?

I currently have Gallo Reference 3.1's and Klipchs Forte II's (Crites mods) driven by a Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista M3.
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french_fries
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the closest to live i ever heard was with the Wilson Audio WAMM system consisting of two (18") subwoofer cabinets in the back and a pair of "trees" with
different speaker arrays on them that could be pointed independently and a complex crossover as well to tune the system to the room and listening position.
IMHO Wilson should re-introduce this concept again even if it is just for experimentation to see what is possible. anyway, the sound was so enveloping and powerful (loud but not ear-shattering) on a live rock concert and a symphony recording i was fairly speechless afterwards. but you would need a room 25 X 30 to set the WAMM up properly. it sure would be nice if everyone could get a chance to hear something like that- but i guess the easiest is of course to buy tickets and attend a concert (if you can get good seats).
french_fries
815 posts
 
it sucks that you have to pay for an astronomically-priced Focal, Kharma, Wilson, Rockport, etc. speaker system. but with adequate amplification with the right sources AND a well damped room, you CAN get (95% of) the impact of a concert performance. but it is extremely rare to come by an audio store that is willing to put that kind of a system on display. the day i got a glimpse of what is possible, on the other side of the room the Wilson WAMM speakers were placed was a Goldmund Reference turntable, and a rack of some of the best and most exotic gear available at the time. the speakers were driven by a pair of Levinson 20.6 class-a monoblocks and a bridged-mono bryston amp for the subwoofers (2 X 18 in. in 6 foot tall cabinets) . the room was magic whatever they played in it.
i'm no expert but high-end audio at the extreme end of the scale is pretty phenominal if it's set up correctly.
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