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Feb 2, 2018
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Don't remember the year, probably around the mid 90's. I was finally making expendable money at work and had spent about half a year piecing together the audio system in my truck. Finally finished off with a Cerwin Vega 12" sub and Rockford Fosgate mono block. None of the stuff I had bought was truly top of the line but what changed everything was when I dropped the $30 or so to pick up Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs remaster of Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side...' If you know about Mo-Fi's stuff, you know what I'm talking about.
Anyhow, I proceeded to pop it in and as the heartbeat in 'Speak to Me' rose and rose in volume, I knew something was up. Then, if you know the album (which you all should, IMHO), a scream comes in towards the end as it segues in to 'Breathe' with that build up...
Boom, hooked.
The noise floor was so low and I could crank the damn thing for ages without any distortion or physical pain in my ears. It was glorious. The chimes of the clocks going off in the lead in to 'Time'...oh man, they would make your ears tingle, not hurt. I immediately drove over to my uncle's house, who is a massive Floyd fan, and we just sat in my truck smiling like idiots and yelling to each other, even though we're only 2 feet apart, "GO TO THAT ONE PART OF <insert song here>!!" Then you'd skip to it and we'd just look at each other and laugh. "YES! YES!"
And thus, it began...

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