In an attempt to educate our ears, my wife and I have been going to live events and, recently, "music bars." We have been quite disappointed. At the jazz clubs we've been to the musicians invariably use amps of miserable quality, even when they don't need amplification. We were recently at a pop-up sound bar on a 2-week gig from Japan. That was laughing bad. They played vintage 45's on a refurbished juke box. The DJ assured my that they replaced the needle.
A local upscale restaurant outfitted a basement lounge with a nice Cayin amp, a turntable and - vintage Cerwin Vega's. At the sweet spot,, one was toed in to point directly at me while the other was pointed at the wall 10 feet to my right. They had a total of five albums to choose from, not counting the Christmas albums.
I guess that if you want it done right you have to do it yourself. We belong to a club in Chicago (the University Club) that has live music in a cozy bar lounge on Thursdays and Fridays. We've decided to recommend that they outfit the bar with a decent streaming system for other nights. I'm certainly no professional but I'm sure I could do a good job for modest $.