The OP specifically stated that where he sat was the best seats in the house. That assertion is very open to debate.
Just as an aside, when you go to the cinema do you sit in the front row?
Sat front row at the symphony...
Yesterday, I got to sit in the front row to hear the Pittsburgh Symphony do Beethoven's Piano Concerto no 1 and the Shostakovich Symphony no 10. I know we all talk about audio gear here, but I have to tell you, sitting in the best seat in the house (Heinz Hall) was an amazing audio experience. I'm not sure the best audio gear in the world can quite match it. Maybe I'm wrong, but I was mesmerized by the acoustics of the hall and the dynamics of one of the world's best orchestras.
For the vast majority major symphony halls, I believe center, toward the back of the "Orchestra" section is considered the best for sound, I've heard a few systems over the years, that can do a pretty good job of reproducing the scale of an orchestra, from about the position I mention above. But, no audio system can reproduce the sound power (different than sound pressure) levels of an orchestra. |
I think that's a fair point, but it seems a bit "snowflakey" when someone jumps in on behalf of the OP to shriek "you brutes" and then get posts deleted. I mean, let the OP interpret and react first, and if there's a pile on, well, ok, maybe there needs to be a defense. Otherwise, it's just trolling by other means. I mean, this is audio -- we should be able to converse with a bit rough and tumble that isn't immediately conflated with "abuse." |
@hilde45 I agree, the lines are fuzzy. What's advice to one person may be insult to another. |