Haven’t been to an audio show in YEARS. My choice of music covers multiple genres across various quality of source material.
All I know is that the “heart” of the performance should be there. I did get a major smile when after a Gregory Porter concert, I played my system and was surprised to find how amazingly close the music was to the live concert!
When I was auditioning equipment long ago, I performed what I call the “crap” test… great performance but BAD quality. The music should still be able to move me despite recording problems. If it does so, then I’m good!
Of course, YMMV.
Happy listening!
DeeCee