Yeah, the absolute sound is live music, or any non-reproduced/non-regurgitated sound for that matter. The crowd at the baseball game. Kids playing. The neighbor screaming outside. Sidewalk buskers. A lawnmower. You can choose between hand-powered or gasoline-powered. A Harley blatting by. One of the best sounds I ever heard was a 1960's V-12 Ferrari careening its way down Sunset Blvd. in L.A.
When it comes to music, the best live sound I ever heard was courtesy of Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in L.A. I worked at Tower Classical Records at the time and the Polygram Rep laid a Founder's Circle ticket on me. Then there are the jam sessions I've sat in with at various low rent bars & pizza joints. Though my wife denies it, I like to call myself a fiddler.
When it comes to music, the best live sound I ever heard was courtesy of Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in L.A. I worked at Tower Classical Records at the time and the Polygram Rep laid a Founder's Circle ticket on me. Then there are the jam sessions I've sat in with at various low rent bars & pizza joints. Though my wife denies it, I like to call myself a fiddler.