Air said:
Inspired by Stefan's (Air) post in Eldenes speeker thread i thought i would kickstart proceedings.
System 1: Front end (can't remember), Amp- Krell FFB something (me thinks) - Speekers - Sonus Faber Extremas
It was at the Sandton hi-fi show way back - i mean almost 20 years ago
I sat down in the room and they played Keith Jarrett, At the Deer Head Inn. At the time i was not into Jarrett (or Jazz for that matter) but holy mother of g*d - did this system nail it. Forget the audiphool dissection of the parts = the system just sang and communicated like no other i had heard - sheer musicality - i just got last in the performance - awash in musical bliss - riveted to the chair i was (the force was strong Luke) - and so the love affair with KJ (the bestest ever pianist IMO) was ignited. Like a drug addict's first hit - this was a cherry high moment
System 2: Front end Continuum/DCS, Amp- Halcro - Speekers - Vivid G1
This session was at the SABC recording studios to introduce the G1s. The space was huge and the G1s spaced wide apart - but they were non-plussed
I was not playing in this league but i got there early and secured my seat in the sweet spot - i still recall Robert Trunz ribbing me about stealing the bestest seat - but hell i was there to experience it and i wanted the best seat in da house - anything off-axis was not gonna cut it
Dickie did his spiel and then the music was on - i was transfixed - this was as good as it gets - Phillip graciously played some of my own music for me even though Vivid was way outta my league - and oh my - this was heaven - i just got lost - marvelling in what was before me - i still have not heard a hifi system do what IT did that day - on my drive home i vowed that when i grew up what i would own Vivids one day
ps Stefan is like THE nicest guy in audio.
