Picked up a Yaqin MC-30L from Jojo's (CoolTOYZPH) shop on the way home tonight. He offered to lend it to me; no strings at all.
Was extremely tired and was planning to just set it up tomorrow. But could not resist.
My home theater rebuild is still in progress. Ceiling and walls done but about 80% into floor installation. Have not reinstalled my side reflection absorption panels and bass traps yet. But excited boys know no restrictions, so set up the Yaqin and hooked up to my only Ok speakers: an old pair of Wharfedale Diamond 9.1. Got my Fiio Hires player and cued the HD cut of the Barbra Streisand-Billy Joel duet of "New York State of Mind" then called SWMBO down to listen.
When the piano intro started we both felt...Hmmm....ok...it's nice. Then Streisand said "Well..." We instantly looked at each other and SWMBO exhaled a "Whoa!"
The very first word of the song, not even sung musically, was so real and with such velvet impact that we were blown away then mesmerized. The rest of the song played and my kids walked in and my son sat on the floor and closed his eyes. He said, "It's like they're just right there."
I then played a wide spectrum of pieces: Indigo Girls, Benoit & McCullen, Sheeran, Clapton, Spinners, then went into some movie themes; Bon Jour (Beauty & the Beast) and even Magnificent 7. (Reserves John Williams for tomorrow) Even did some EDMs then went into some Bach organ baroque.
It was pure, unadulterated pleasure. Like an adolescent taken by a favorite uncle into a whorehouse. Except ecstatically wholesome.
And my room was not even acoustically set up yet.
