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When Did Your System Disappear?

As we upgrade our audio systems, things (hopefully) keep sounding better and better. I have found that after a certain point, the system completely disappears. It’s no longer a pair of speakers, amps, preamps, sources, etc. Music is created out of thin air floating between and behind the speakers with little to no colorations in the sound. The regular audio verbiage can be thrown out the window because all you hear is the recording. If something is bright or harsh or bass heavy, it’s the recording not your system.
I noticed this when I modified my source and preamp to accept better power supplies. Using a combination of linear power supplies and large SLA batteries took my system to a new level where the equipment just disappears. Of course, this wasn’t the only thing that helped. Up to that point, every component has been experimented on to achieve a high degree of synergy. Interconnects, power cables, speaker cables, etc. all play a role too. Everything matters. 

My question to you all is when did this happen in your system? Did it develop slowly over time or was there a definite change that occurred with a certain upgrade?
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oregon
820 posts
 
Mine disappeared when I told George, Leo, Bob and Garrett that I was going on vacation. 
idigmusic64
56 posts
 
After my divorce....only kidding. I am still  a work in progress but moving forward with my mid hifi rig.My next step is upgrading my integrated amplifier to get the most out of my Yamaha CD-S2100 player, which I am  pretty darn happy with. The DAC is quite  good too.
normquan
2 posts
 
@wolf_garcia 
   Is “active listening” what I think it is?
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scooter0005
48 posts
 
When sold my mb6 scansonic and replaced them with  Von Schweikert ENDEAVOR E-3 MkII 



audiobill1
51 posts
 
I'm happy to not have anything heavy that I have to lift or shuffle around anymore, although I do still have a Lexicon amp which I would like to get rid of. The 75 pound ATI amp is gone, the Bryston monos are gone, the KEF ref 3's are gone, the NAD silver preamp is gone as is the Anthem preamp and a set of B&W bookshelf speakers. 
Now I have SONOS in 8 rooms consisting of a pair of delightful Moves, three old amps driving a set of KEF LS-50s in Studio A, an old set of DCM's in the master bath, and a pair of B&W bookshelves in the wife's office, a pair or 5's in the kitchen, another pair of LS-50's in the master driven by a new amp and a Martin Logan sub, a Port in the den running into the Lexicon driving a pair of old B&W bookshelves and a couple of REL subs, and a beam and sub and pair of 1's in the wife's bedroom. There's about 10 grand in wires wherever wires are required. I move the Moves to wherever I want music such as fill-in in the kitchen, the garage , Studio B or Studio X. I can control everything easily with any device that I have in front of me, and I have music everywhere. I even ran the Moves on a recent video shoot on the street. Check out one of my Insta pages @discoballguy. So the next time you ask about disappearances, look no further than toward me, the Invisible Man- or am I?
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