Is This the Essence of "The Audiophile Dilemma?

@denverfred 

😂

My dilemma was solved when I realized that I cannot always be carried away in bliss by music, no matter how good the sound quality is. 

@asctim 

+1

And applicable to other life's pleasures.  :)

That's why it's called a honeymoon period.

@hilde45 , very rational. I like your train of thought.

Many concerts have terrible sound quality. You have to pick your venues for the best sound. They are either open air or small, perhaps100 people capacity. Still you usually do not get the magical image a great system is capable of. Can a home system match the dynamics of a live performance? This is a tough one. You do not want to damage your hearing but you want to feel the music as well as get the image you get at Venues like Boston Symphony Hall. I think this is possible. I myself am not quite there. Will I go all the way for the USA? Nothing is written in stone.