Hi OP!
Welcome to the club. I've never really made "live music" reproduction my primary goal. There were many reasons for this, including not wanting to annoy the neighbors, but now that I have more space between myself and them I just don't want to listen to the majority of my music at concert levels. I want my music to be fun, not necessarily demanding. Of course I want a system capable of concert level output, but is that what I listen to most of the time? Really is not, and I make no apologies to anyone.
Best,
E
Welcome to the club. I've never really made "live music" reproduction my primary goal. There were many reasons for this, including not wanting to annoy the neighbors, but now that I have more space between myself and them I just don't want to listen to the majority of my music at concert levels. I want my music to be fun, not necessarily demanding. Of course I want a system capable of concert level output, but is that what I listen to most of the time? Really is not, and I make no apologies to anyone.
Best,
E