Yes!
At least that is what I think and strive/listen for. And I think reviewers also look for similar quality. That is why in reviews they use words like 'life like', "as if He/She is right there infront of me", " I can walk around the musicians", " Presence". etc...
Now I know that is the listener's or reviewer's perception we are talking about. If it actually sounds like that in real life is highly questionable. Although the current SOTA reproduction could sound like live event in ear of the beholder, it is quite different then the real live event. It is the subtle ques of real instruments- tone, nuance, pace and rhythm when reproduced gives and impression that listener is listening a live event. Nothing wrong with that if it brings tears and joy to an audiophile.
Yep Live reproduction is the goal of high end audio. The goal so close and yet so far...
At least that is what I think and strive/listen for. And I think reviewers also look for similar quality. That is why in reviews they use words like 'life like', "as if He/She is right there infront of me", " I can walk around the musicians", " Presence". etc...
Now I know that is the listener's or reviewer's perception we are talking about. If it actually sounds like that in real life is highly questionable. Although the current SOTA reproduction could sound like live event in ear of the beholder, it is quite different then the real live event. It is the subtle ques of real instruments- tone, nuance, pace and rhythm when reproduced gives and impression that listener is listening a live event. Nothing wrong with that if it brings tears and joy to an audiophile.
Yep Live reproduction is the goal of high end audio. The goal so close and yet so far...