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How much “suspension of disbelief do you need?”

We (or most of us) believe that it’s very difficult if not impossible to hear an exact representation of the the sound of a live performance on a recording.
The question is how much do you have to delude yourself into thinking it’s the real thing your listening to, to satisfy yourself.
To some it has to to be as close as possible. But others can make allowances for defects in the sound in order to enjoy the presentation.

‘How much do you need?

 

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OP,

Unless your listening room is at least 50’ wide and deep, you will never correctly hear an orchestra.  The math alone gives me a headache. 
Right now I’m listening to Wayne Shorter, Piano, bass and drums. I can reach out and touch the bass, but with this particular mix, the drums and piano fill every bit of space. And that’s with only three instruments, not the appropriately one hundred in an orchestra.

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