What track really made you sit up?

Posted by: Cheekymonkey71 on 13 December 2014

after reading the forum for a while last night I downloaded a copy of Audirvana to my iMac and synced my iTunes library. The rest of my fairly modest, and I'm sure some will say unbalanced system comprises an Arcam IRdac, nac282' napsc, hi-cap, nap150 and a pair of motive 2's. Initial results were that this was a good improvKent over iTunes, especially playing some of Linns gifted festive hi-res tunes, then this morning a track by Richard Hawley came on called you lay me down, wow, it sounded amazing and really made me sit up and listen, showing what a well produced and recorded track can really sound like. So I guess an average system can sound brilliant with a well made track, can an amazing system sound great with a poorly produced track? But then there's the well made track on the brilliant system... I'll keep chasing the dream.... 

Posted on: 27 December 2014 by TomK

Don't Look Around from Nantucket Sleighride by Mountain. I was 17 and had never heard anything like it. I'd left school the day before and was about to start my first summer job before Uni in October. And I met my first love the day after. It's one of those songs that just ticks all the boxes with a capital tick.

 

Posted on: 28 December 2014 by Romi

There are many tracks which made me sit up, here are just a few:-

 

Hunters and Collectors - Can

Runnin Down a Dream - Tom Petty

River deep Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner

Diamonds and Rust - Blackmore's Night version (Joan Baez) 

Wagner's Gotterdammerung overture (Inspiring work written by a genius)