I can't speak for anyone but myself,so keep that in mind.I listen mainly to rock music and frankly,I don't want my system to sound like a live concert.Have you ever been to a rock concert?If you have then you know what I mean!!I go to concerts to hear the improvisation that most bands do during their live shows.I have only attended a few concerts that I would consider sounding as good as my system.Pink Floyd's "Animals" tour at the Olympia Halle in Munich,Germany stands out as one of those few.Opinions vary so you are surely free to disagree with mine.
What are we really trying to replicate?
Two questions:
(1) At what point does the level of an audio system exceed the level at which it was recorded and/or transferred to media? Does it make sense to spend thousands of dollars to reproduce a record that is mass produced?
(2) When trying to replicate a concert, can speakers actually sound too good? I doubt most concerts have a equal level of sound quality compared to the systems represented on this forum, so is there a case to simply build a system that plays extrememly loud? How much unamplified live music (think symphony) is really available?
(1) At what point does the level of an audio system exceed the level at which it was recorded and/or transferred to media? Does it make sense to spend thousands of dollars to reproduce a record that is mass produced?
(2) When trying to replicate a concert, can speakers actually sound too good? I doubt most concerts have a equal level of sound quality compared to the systems represented on this forum, so is there a case to simply build a system that plays extrememly loud? How much unamplified live music (think symphony) is really available?