Is there anything better than live recordings?

Some mighty fine "Live Recordings" from outside the studio...........

Allman Brothers - Fillmore East

Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus

Grateful Dead - Europe 72

Santana - Lotus

Right Band, Right Time, Right Venue, Right Mix = Pleasing Listening Experience  :-)

Studio all the way. Better control over quality of the recording.  Live has too much crowd noise etc. 

 the quality of the recording is important , but dsd 256 sounds also awsome.

I agree with how you posed your question. However, most live recordings are not as good as studio IMO, there are exceptions though. I have few live recordings and I’ll just leave it at that. The best I’ve heard as an example of studio “live” are DSD recordings. They can be impressive.

@drmuso if I gave the impression that I did not enjoy Pink Floyd live, that was poor writing on my part. I agree with everything you said.

I think you also made the point I was trying to make about DSOTM studio cut better than I did: they used the studio as an instrument.