Do we really know what "Live" music sounds like?


Do we really know what music sounds like?

Pure, live, non-amplified, unadulterated music.

Musicians do but most layman do not.

Interesting read by Roger Skoff.

Enjoy.

 

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What the OP reports out of listening live is so important. There are some who will accuse that kind of realization as unnecessary or snobism in terms of guaging what's important in a system. But real live unamplified ans minimally amplified music are the best guides.

 

The best audio I have ever heard involve Class A tube amps in terms of capturing lifelike tonality and instrumental body. 

@analogj - Might be the best guides if you like that kind of music, but not everybody does. For example, I listen to rock, pop, and reggae, not to 'minimally amplified music', so I wouldn't much care how that kind of stuff would sound on my system.

@larsman 

 

Sure, you may not listen to live or acoustic instruments, but it's a partial guide to know how accurately your system is rendering the recording.