That is a beautiful sound indeed. Once it reaches that great moment is slowly decays and you don't notice until the chain doesn't fit like before and you start changing components and the "cycle" goes on. YouTube has been such a great source for this. Like you, I trusted the local bike shop...
I wonder if you need to adjust the Low limiting screw to make sure the chain stays up there without dropping into the spokes or struggling to climb out of the 2nd last cog.
edit: or they played around with the barrel adjustment at the shift lever
Usually the gear you use the most gets worn out and chain starts to skip it (gear may be wrecked because of worn chain too). Then you use the next gear and it will start to happen there. You should change the drivetrain, you'd be surprised how well the bike will work after that. I kept putting...
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