hifi

here is the story of the most elaborate and expensive hi-fi system that @brileigh and I have ever heard:

we met this hi-fi dealer—let’s call him Larry—when visiting nyc after I inquired about a particular brand of electronics that only they and two other dealers in the U.S. happen to carry (Spectral Audio). more about Spectral another time, though.

we were brought to a smaller room than this one and another staff member set up our modest demo of a CD player, preamplifier, stereo amplifier, and floorstanding speakers. 

after about 30min of listening, Larry burst into the room with his walker clanking loudly. he had recently had surgery on his leg or foot, and he joked that he was considering bringing a mattress to the hi-fi showroom so that he could sleep here instead of commuting.

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Lol I still might but I definitely get what you're saying. I for sure would be frozen to my seat just basking in the audio experience.

This is really motivating me to get my office redone to double as a listening room 😆

haha I actually don’t think this system would produce that type of reaction since it’s so analytical and detailed. it puts you into an analyzing mode rather than feeling. still very cool though.

crying is a common reaction to really, really good systems. typically those are systems that combine technical prowess with intense musicality. they’re just very rare, even among expensive 6-7 figure systems.