Is live reproduction the goal of audio?

This has been discussed/argued so many times and there is no resolution. Perception is not reality, and reality cannot be subjective. People too often confuse opinion for fact. Just because 20 people in a room describe an event differently does not change the event. It simply points out the amount of error taking place in peoples minds, and their inability to explain their perceptions. Most of the people in that room will be wrong when they relate their experience. That does not take anything away from the event, it simply proves human fallability.

The big issue arises when people who were not in the room try to explain as authorities what took place there because they heard a recording of the event.

Charlie it might be a step in the right direction. BUT ANYWAY, do you have something to offer to the discussion?

There are a lot of different type of sledge hammers and in my little town there are three companies who can provide dumpsters for bose speakers.
Are there any sledge hammers that are better than the others, or is it all height and weight dependant? What color dumpster works best for bose speakers, or is that model dependant?
If one speaker is a bigger piece of crap does it require a larger dumpster even though the speaker dimensions are not any larger than those of another speaker?
The advice I get on Audiogon is so helpful in so many aspects of my life.