Is "live" music sound possible for under $1K

I wish I had time top be fair with this question. Since the sound of live music is not obtainable at $250,000 I doubt that it would be at $1000. Gotta get back to work before I get fired, then nothing would be obtainable.

It might be crazy, but I would suggest you take some of your recorded music out to your local dealers to see how much "live' experience or sound various amounts of money might possibly get you. As as exercise, it may put in perspective just how difficult it is to break recorded music of its elements. Beyond that, it will give you a sense of what you may want to purchase to get closer to that ideal. You might also consider getting a good headphone amp & headphones to hook up to a reasonably priced cd player to hold you through until you can make those purchases. It sounds weak perhaps when held up a speaker/amp system, but there are some very good sounding and affordable tube headphone amps out there that will take you a long way towards a more realistic music experience.

I do NOT agree on the KG'4 slam, Actually for about 125.00 you would be smart to get some.Yes the bass is loose compared with ? etc., but hook these up to A Yamaha M-70,80,85,mx1000u,etc mated with a Superphon SP-100 buffered passive pre,cheap std 12 awg cable,w/some Heartland 89259w/Eichmans'interconnects,& you will be so very surprised at what you have just done,This set up is as fun & enjoyable with know fatigue as my $ 30.000 well matched main system, All for under a 1000, The Superphon might take some time to find , but well worth it.Stan Warren knows what he is doing with out a dought.
Thanks,
Joe & Gina

Maybe we have to ask Fabio, since he own a million bucks
system,just guessing,If He came too close to live music.
As Far as I remember I read an article, when Fabio
put all the sub He has, He made all his guest vomited,
they thought they have food poison,I think Whoopi Goldberg
is also there.I agree with 1k you might be able to get
satisfaction from it.

Music that makes people vomit! Is this what every audiophile's aim is? I wonder! I certainly would not like to listen to his system.

Live music and reproduced music are two different things, I am not saying one is better than the other but DIFFERENT.