Opinion: Half of the reason to listen to choral works is the acoustics in the recording

Something only an audiophile would say. For myself, I listen because I love the music. The acoustic of the recording venue can be additive or subtractive but is not, for me anyway,  a motivating factor. Like most other large scale music it pales in comparison to the real thing. You just have to be in the hall to appreciate it. Perhaps the acoustics in the recording can stimulate your imagination.

If your system is set up to handle large scale music in the first place why would an audiophile need to enhance a good recording by adjusting his room acoustic for choral music? Dammed if I know.

If your system is set up to handle large scale music in the first place why would an audiophile need to enhance a good recording by adjusting his room acoustic for choral music? Dammed if I know

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I’ll argue that if your room acoustics are poor, you can’t hear the acoustics in the recording, and that with well recorded choral music this can be transcendent.   As good as live? Never, but better than having poor room acoustics? Definitely.

Best,
E

Can we agree that at least most liturgical choral music was written with some anticipation of the acoustic in which it would be performed.  I have to say that something like the Tallis Scholars' recording of the Allegri Miserere would be a little less exquisite without the acoustic effects.

@erik_squires and @newbee   This makes for interesting and perhaps provocative reading.
https://cappellaromana.org/product/lost-voices-of-hagia-sophia-medieval-byzantine-chant/