In my opinion, most of it is recording centric. If you want a true "You are There" feeling get great headphones and biaural recordings.
There next best is anything recorded with ambient mics adding some concert hall reverberations and audience noise.
In my opinion dipoles give the best liveness to recordings. I don't dampen rear walls but I do move them into the room some.
Back in the day a pair of Infinity 4.5's and a large room with biamplification and massive amps was one path that consistently got me there. Another was a pair a Maggie IIR's with a pair of Duntech Thor subs. This was also in a very large space.
I recall playing Roger Waters Raido Chaos and consistently stopping my host to ask if his dog was ok when the dog on the album barks. He said it was the biggest compliment anyone ever gave his system. It happened multiple times. I just couldn't distinguish the bark from reality. It sounded like a dog in distress. (this happened on the Maggie's)
There next best is anything recorded with ambient mics adding some concert hall reverberations and audience noise.
In my opinion dipoles give the best liveness to recordings. I don't dampen rear walls but I do move them into the room some.
Back in the day a pair of Infinity 4.5's and a large room with biamplification and massive amps was one path that consistently got me there. Another was a pair a Maggie IIR's with a pair of Duntech Thor subs. This was also in a very large space.
I recall playing Roger Waters Raido Chaos and consistently stopping my host to ask if his dog was ok when the dog on the album barks. He said it was the biggest compliment anyone ever gave his system. It happened multiple times. I just couldn't distinguish the bark from reality. It sounded like a dog in distress. (this happened on the Maggie's)