Now I understand. You are seeking an out of body experinece. I have experienced this a few times. The most prominent out of body exerperience was quite striking. These things seem to happen when least expected, and are quite memorable.
Just as I stepped out of my waterski at 43mph the ski caught a small wave. My left foot drug with the ski, my body hit the water instantly, and STOPPED dead. I lost my wind, and the pain of bruised/broken ribs haunted me for about 6 weeks. I'll never forget hitting that water, even though I went black for a few seconds. I suppose everyone has their own out of body experience, this one is my most memorable. I haven't attempted barefooting since this incident.
He He, not quite the experience I am seeking in audio. Perhaps I went a little over the top with my description?
A long time ago, I almost drowned when caught in an undertow and saw myself from above grasping at the coral reef trying to pull myself out of the water, my hands bloodied from the barnacles. I was pretty young and had gone in against my mom’s wishes. All I could think was that if I survived, my mother was going to kill me! I survived both the near drowning and my mother.
Aside from this I do understand what you convey about inner detail in music. I get the occasionally get a spine tingle too, but most often at live events. A good vocalist or violin sounds incredible in a large sympony hall - unamplified of course. I still don't understand how those vocalists accomplish this feat. Wow!
That is precisely what I mean. Certainly the vocalists have the power and projection but that is only a small part of it. If you went down to the stage and started singing with the orchestra, you’d be clearly heard as well.
I used to attend classical guitar and lute concerts with full orchestras like Concerto de Aranjuez. The guitar always occupied its own “space in space” regardless how loud and intense the orchestra played.
Every paper cone I have heard muddies up the midrange compared to a good stiff piston. I haven't heard the speaker you recommend though. Maybe there is something special. Such a driver really has the most mature techology. Years ago the acceptable frequency bounds were much narrower. The uses of suspension in such drivers more closely mirrors that found in the full range stuff.
I have not recommended any particular speaker, I wish I could.
Conversely, every metal driver I’ve heard has a whitish over etched character that bothers me more than the admittedly lower resolution of paper cones.
Let's stay out of the water...
Pedro
