I won't say that my hi-fi fools me into thinking Led Zeppelin is performing in my listening room, we are a long way from that. A long long way. What I will say is that we are enjoying the art of recording. The process of recording a performance or a created sonic work of art made to be played back on a hi-fi system (or a car radio for that matter).
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?