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How much “suspension of disbelief do you need?”

We (or most of us) believe that it’s very difficult if not impossible to hear an exact representation of the the sound of a live performance on a recording.
The question is how much do you have to delude yourself into thinking it’s the real thing your listening to, to satisfy yourself.
To some it has to to be as close as possible. But others can make allowances for defects in the sound in order to enjoy the presentation.

‘How much do you need?

 

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mahgister
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Learning acoustic terminated two plagues:

Useless upgrading chasing tail...

And tweaking without end.....

 

Acoustic science is the cure against consumerism  and the cure of sound obsession against true musical experience...

 

rodman99999
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     "So...I certainly get the attitude "I don’t bother looking for realism, it’s an impossible goal and I just want to hear whatever the recording sounds like and I’m happy."

     But those of us who still use real life sound as a sort of north star or barometer haven’t plunged ourselves in to perpetual dissatisfaction or are doing so in some unrealistic goal. Approached sensibly with realistic expectations, our systems can be deeply satisfying, having been somewhat guided by what we like in real life sounds."

                                                      An emphatic +1

sns
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Suspension of belief, how bout truly believing literal presence in room with you. Being fooled into actual belief means one is working less hard at suspending belief.

 

Having live performers in room has always been my goal. The more one's system conforms to optimal parameters of sound quality, the more one's system will reproduce flesh and blood performers in room.

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rvpiano OP
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It’s suspending DIS belief.

‘In other words BELIEVING.

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coachpoconnor
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When I was eleven, I saw the movie Patton at the Midland theatre in Kansas City. For 2 hours and 50 minutes, I was there, every battle, every personal victory or defeat, I was there. When George C Scott, walked away with his dog at the end of the Movie, I looked around where I was sitting, to discover that my Grandmother and Sister were there also. (I'm glad they were because I'd a had a tough time getting home)

I had a similar experience with the first good stereo system I ever listened to; Dahlquist DQ-10 and a Dynaco ST-70. James Taylor was in the room.

Is this the Audiophile version of being in the zone? Are there things we can do to help transport us to this place? Meditation, Exercise, a glass of wine, a "brownie"? Is there a form of self hypnosis that takes place?

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