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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Showing 2 responses by mglik

Apples or oranges. Of more like apples or apple pie.

An electronic recreation of a live event, no matter how advanced, can only be that: an electronic recreation.

Sure, when good electronics, one can think of a live event but it will never be the same.

The humanness of a live performance is a “human experience”. To see, hear and relate to a real person is very different no matter what the acoustics.

To interact with a “machine” can never compare to live.

A great experience listening to a stereo system is moving.

A great experience listening to live music is once in a life time.