Musicians in your living room vs. you in the recording hall?
When it comes to imaging, soundstage and mimicking a recorded presentation, which do you prefer? Do you want to hear musicians in your living room, or do you want to be transported to the space where the musicians were?
Dyslexic geofkait? Viridian, If you get yourself the right seat at an acoustic jazz concert there is great imaging. The problem with any electrified concert is you are listening to the speakers not the musicians. You are only going to perceive imaging at acoustic venues jazz or classical. I have a 113" Steward screen between my speakers. I'll take watching a Blu Ray before going to a stadium concert any day. I have front row seats at a reasonable volume. There are a few semi outdoor amphitheaters that have great sound if I can get good seats. I am seeing King Crimson at Wang Center in Boston soon and that will be special. I'll do almost anything to see Gavin Harrison play the drums. Live recordings frequently give you a better image of the instruments than the actual live performance. The sound is taken off the sound board and then mastered later. Waiting for Columbus is a great example.
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