If I listen to a wonderful recording of a string quartet playing late Beethoven there is no close your eyes moment for me and you're there because I know it is false , nice to listen to yes but I'd still rather be in The Queen's Hall in Edinburgh and listening to the real thing because that experience can't be beaten.
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?