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Why I like my home system better than live music

Not sure which forum to place this, but since speakers are the most important in the audio chain besides the room, I'll start here. I know most audiophiles including me set live music as the reference to guage reproduced music in their homes. But I've come to the conclusion I enjoy my home system better than most live music. I can count on one hand musical venues that I think absolutely outclasses any system I've heard, but in most cases live music is just sounds bad. Is it just me who feels this way?
dracule1

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rrog
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First of all, whether or not speakers are the most important in the audio chain is a matter of opinion.

Second, I think you have it backwards. The objective is to reproduce the music. Real music is what we compare our system to, not the other way around.
rrog
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Dracule1, I already read your post three times. How many times do you want me to read it?

Not everything is a matter of opinion. Some things are a matter of fact and unless you are comparing your system to live acoustic music it really doesn't mean much.
rrog
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Dracule1, I don't sit and constantly think about how recordings would sound live either. For me it is all about timbral accuracy. You will never know if your system is reproducing recorded music properly without comparing it to live acoustic music.

Its great to have a piano in the house to give you an idea of how your system is performing.

Is this how you used to think before you gained more experience?

I think there are times when we give our stereo system too much credit.
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