unavoidably, our best equipment still acts as a filter to the live sound. but bits and pieces of the experience can be conveyed in variable proportions. in my experience the maggie tympani III speakers come the closest, without a bunch of special effects speakers in the room, all by their lonesome they produced a hemisphere of sound in the acoustically treated room, a cloud of sound if you will, that if i stepped into, it [the recording venue] became palpable to me.
High expectations when listening to an orchestra
If you listen to an orchestra and expect to hear the real thing, you’re certain to be disappointed.
There’s no way you can come close to that experience with your equipment. An orchestra in your listening space is an impossibility. Therefore you have to adopt a “suspension of disbelief.” In other words, trick yourself into believing it’s the real thing. You have to bring your imagination to the equation.
The degree to which you can suspend your disbelief, will determine how much enjoyment you get.
Of course, the better the quality of your equipment, the closer you will come.
With lesser forces than an orchestra, such as a few instruments or solo instrument or voice, the easier it becomes to approach reality.
There’s no way you can come close to that experience with your equipment. An orchestra in your listening space is an impossibility. Therefore you have to adopt a “suspension of disbelief.” In other words, trick yourself into believing it’s the real thing. You have to bring your imagination to the equation.
The degree to which you can suspend your disbelief, will determine how much enjoyment you get.
Of course, the better the quality of your equipment, the closer you will come.
With lesser forces than an orchestra, such as a few instruments or solo instrument or voice, the easier it becomes to approach reality.