07-12-12: Rlwainwright
I think the single most important element that defines the difference between the sound produced at home vs a live venue is the room itself. In most situations at a live show, the % of direct vs reflected sound is much greater at the live show - unless you are seated next to or just infront of a wall.
It's the room, baby!
bingo. In monkeying around with a dedicated room recently, it became very clear how parasitic most of our "listening environments" can be. I was able to get more snap out of a Marantz AV amp and cheesy, $300 Klipsh, Best Buy speakers in a dedicated room than my big rig in an untreated room. Mechanical grounding or acoustic "energy management" is important somehow in the home setting.
That's exactly what I'm talking about! It's not the volume, it's the "snap, pop, impact", whatever you want to call it. I'm not saying I want concert level volume. I just want that feeling that live music gives or I should say, I want to get closer to that feeling. And I'm asking how I can get closer?
Yep. Dynamic transients. Not SPL per say.