Is live reproduction the goal of audio?

Is the ultimate direction of electronics to reproduce the original performance as though it were live?

lakefrontroad01-17-2006 2:20pm

aida_w Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 308 posts 01-17-2006 at 04:18pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete This will never be possible (thank God!). High End is to produce the most intriguing experience with reproduced music. High End and Live are two completely different stories - yet High End is the best way to listen to music outside the concert hall or venue.
aball Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,018 posts 01-17-2006 at 04:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete There is no "getting it" to be gotten. It's all relative.
czbbcl Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,752 posts 01-17-2006 at 05:08pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete In my opinion "no" I look at my systems as a musical instrument and I try to optimize its playback capbilities with that in mind. Chuck
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boa2 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,551 posts 01-17-2006 at 05:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete It is the only goal that can effectively market the product. How else would you sell a pair of speakers, or an amp? "Hi, we're XYZ audio, and we eschew accuracy, achieving instead the sound we know you will prefer." Bye-bye XYZ audio! I think that as we put together a system that pleases us, our personal goal emerges en route.