I understand your enthusiasm and indeed have experienced what you describe, or at least I think so. Sadly, I'm not sure I've ever experienced bad audio, or at least I don't think so. I do know, however, that removing a component from Nirvana and placing it in my system, which is located in my very distinct listening space, here referring to configuration and materials, will produce an entirely different listening experience. Indeed, without all of the shared excitement that you describe, it could prove to be profoundly different, perhaps better or, unfortunately, perhaps worse by degree. Nothing's easy.
I now have the "best" audio system I've ever owned, at least in the sense that I thoroughly enjoy the musical experience it provides, but I must quickly add that it is far from the most expensive system I've owned. The key, at least for me, was switching to tube amplification.
Your description of the Chapman experience/reaction sounds very much like my assessment of the SuperAbbys/Bailey that I bought over a year ago.
How can we both be right?
I now have the "best" audio system I've ever owned, at least in the sense that I thoroughly enjoy the musical experience it provides, but I must quickly add that it is far from the most expensive system I've owned. The key, at least for me, was switching to tube amplification.
Your description of the Chapman experience/reaction sounds very much like my assessment of the SuperAbbys/Bailey that I bought over a year ago.
How can we both be right?