My audiophile take on the symphony last night.

Bizango1,

I expect the symphonic sensory experience one has from the conductor's podium will be different than being 10-12 rows back, dead center.

What we experience vis-a-vis our audio system/room is the reproduction of recorded sound...a sound that may be multi-tracked, equalized, compressed, mixed, mastered, and ultimately...may sound "better" than the de facto event.

Best regards,
Sam

Prcinka,

I never had hifi system better then live event...

Well, perhaps you have...consider a live amplified concert in a sports arena versus hearing the album, i.e. analog - hehe, at home.

From Fleetwood Mac to Stevie Wonder and Pablo Cruise to Earth, Wind, and Fire -- the sonics were superior, read more enjoyable, on the record than at the concert...no disrespect intended to FOH pros. It was certainly LOUDER at the concerts, however.

I believe what we may often hear from our rigs is artifact, yet a potentially true facsimile of what is present in the source media, i.e., fidelity to the source which should not be conflated with fidelity of the performance...

Best regards,
Sam

Hi Frogman,

There is no substitute for that "hard to describe" immediacy of hearing performers live;

Let no one labor under misapprehension -- enjoying a tune on your stereo system, car audio rig, et al. is rewarding; however, to paraphrase some ad copy...

Live performance...There Is No Substitute!

Haha, I'm not even a "P" man ;-)

Best,
Sam