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1st, most memorable recording...

In your introduction to high end audio, is their a rock song, ballad, jazz piece, etc. that really knocked your socks off and prompted you to get into the hobby?

In 1990, a buddy had me over to listen to his rig consisting of, merlin sig. 4`s, tandburg amp/pre and denon cdp.

The first piece he played was "Bolero" by the Philadelphia Orchestra. That particular arrangement, on that particular system blew me away and was my introduction into high end audio.

It`s still one of my favorite pieces.

Just wondering if any of you have had a similar experience.
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bdgregory
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I don't think it was a single music piece that caused me to get into the hobby (I grew up a geek, my dad owned a TV/Audio shop and we always had music in the house, and I would spend Saturday at the shop), but there was one or a few pieces that made me realize what hi fi was really about (ie what a system could do for the music).

Among the few are 1) George Benson - "White Rabbit"; 2) Genesis - "Lamb Lies Down . . "; 3) Camel - "Mirage"; 4) The Pentangle "Sweet Child"

This was in ~ '74, and these were all on vinyl.
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viridian
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Bd, White Rabbit is a fantastic album; I listened to it last night. Before George Benson thought that he could sing, he seemed the heir apparent to the guitar legacy of Wes Montgomery. In fact he pays homage to Montgomery on the White Rabbit album, by covering "California Dreamin'", one of Wes' late period signature tunes. Jay Berliner's acoustic guitar work and Herbie Hancock's piano are just two bright spots in this marvelous band. Oh yeah, Rudy Van Gelder recorded and mastered the album, I believe.
jaybo
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meet the beatles through jbl's and fisher
sogood51
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My progress was slow...loud, lots of bass got me by for the first 10 years or so.

But....

Comboy Junkies "The Trinity Session" was truly a gem of the highest quality for me...holds true to this day!

Dave
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boa2
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Years ago, I was at a friend's house for a party, and I heard a live version of "Dead Man's Party", by Oingo Boingo come trumpeting out of his speakers like the bulls at Pamplona. Until that moment, I hadn't much cared for Oingo Boingo. But in an instant, I realized that if I were to put together a quality audio system, I would have to revisit all of the bands that up until then I was certain I didn't like. It was a cosmic shift in perspective.
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