We like to go to our local music conservatory for recitals and performances. Always a thousand times better than the best recordings on my pretty damn good system. I especially like string quartets. The way they communicate with their glances during specific dramatic passages makes the music and their players even more captivating. The best part is that it's almost always free and you support future musicians.
Sat front row at the symphony...
Yesterday, I got to sit in the front row to hear the Pittsburgh Symphony do Beethoven's Piano Concerto no 1 and the Shostakovich Symphony no 10. I know we all talk about audio gear here, but I have to tell you, sitting in the best seat in the house (Heinz Hall) was an amazing audio experience. I'm not sure the best audio gear in the world can quite match it. Maybe I'm wrong, but I was mesmerized by the acoustics of the hall and the dynamics of one of the world's best orchestras.