Why I like my home system better than live music

Originally i thought you were comparing live instruments to a recording of live instruments on your system. It appears you are comparing a live rock concert to the same music being played on your hi-fi system ...

OK, pack 60 people into your listening room and then let me know if it is still better than the live performance..

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I'm lost. Weseixas, who are you responding to?

Yea man, who are you responding to? But who wants to recreate live rock concert in their home unless you want to permantly damage your hearing?

because I am in control of the bass integration; audience control; and overall volume. Tired of overblown bass amplification; disrespectful dumb-asses talking on their stupid cell phones; and also of having to wear ear plugs at live events. Acoustic group, small jazz ensemble, and classical events excluded.

I do not hear many live performances these days that I would prefer to listen to in terms of sound quality alone over what my gear is capable of these days.

A home system is still no substitute for the full sensual impact of a great live performance though.

Maybe well done large scale classical or similar types of live music in a larger quality venue perhaps.

I think my limits at home are mostly that of scale, where room size is the bottleneck, not quality these days. Not to say it is perfect but good enough to fit the bill very well most of the time.