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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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johnnyb53
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Klipschorn: 105 dB at 1 watt input. Max 125 dB, which is about 5dB beyond threshold of pain, and requires about 125 wpc to reach it.

I had a pair of Altec 9845A studio monitors. About 101 dB on 1 watt input. I could make a big band record sound live in my dorm room with a 44 wpc *compact* (receiver w/turntable mounted on top). People were running around the dorm looking for the live band.
johnnyb53
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I just went to a symphony concert Thurs. night--Ligeti's "Atmospheres," R. Strauss's "Also Spracht Zarathustra," and Host's "The Planets." Big, bombastic, large scale orchestral works. Generally speaking, it's a unique experience.

However, the rig in my experience that came closest to reproducing that sensation was a pair of Wilson Alexandria XLF's driven by a pair of D'Agostino monoblocks with Transparent Opus MM Reference cabling. This setup had the transparency, the speed, the holographic imaging, and that most elusive part--a sort of baseline energy in the room even during the silent passages.
johnnyb53
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07-13-12: Audiofeil
A bottle of Boone's Farm and a hit of orange sunshine.

Now that's impactful

Yes, but I don't wake up with a banging headache after attending a concert.
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