"mb66" wrote in message
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Hello, perhaps someone out there can help me - some years ago I
purchased a hifi setup which relative to other kit I listened to
sounded good. It was a Restek CD, Pre-amp and monoblocs, along with
some Dynaudio Craft speakers. The sound was improved with some quality
cardas golden cross leads and a Townshend seismic sink. My problem is
this, when demo-ing speaker cables a friend who worked in a hifi shop
in london let me listen to a system he had set up in the crudest manner
but it had the most incredible depth of soundstage I have ever heard. I
played one track on it - it was the only cd I had with me by Crowded
House, track was 'Four seasons in one day' - it was amazing I could
picture each instrument so clearly - it was just so realistic. The
system used was a TEAC VRCD? CD player, an Audionote valve integrated
amp and some DALI bookshelf speakers propped up in the crudest of
fashions. I have trudged hifi shops and home demo'd kit for the last
five or so years to try and recreate that elusive sound vowing not to
spend any more money on 'tweaks' until I can find it. Question is was
that sound a fluke of the components and environment or was there a key
component in there - perhaps the speakers? Anybody got a system out
there that creates that holgraphic soundstage on the track I mention
above?
Unfortunately my friend moved on and I have never managed to get those
components together again.
Any feedback greatly appreciated....



No, feedback (external, global) is the last thng you need - what you almost
certainly heard there was probably a 'SET' (single ended triode) amp.

Depth and pinpoint imaging are what SETs do - in spades. They will work with
any capable speaker, but factor in fullrange driver speakers (without
crossovers) and you move up to *holographic* imaging. The downside is SETs
are usually (but not always) low-powered and you need very sensitive
speakers to get a big sound - neither is plentiful or cheap, unless you buy
Chinese or build your own....

(I won't mention a decent vinyl rig with a quality MC cart and valve phono
stage, to round it all off....!! ;-)