In Reply to: Anyone who can't always hear the difference between a recording and a live performance has already spent too much posted by Soundmind on February 17, 2006 at 17:18:49:
You say, " If it sounds like a live performance to you, you either haven't attended enough live performances, you have a very poor memory for sound, or you'd better get your hearing checked. "For a start, there is no such thing as a typical "live" sound because of huge variations in performance auditoriums, so whose to say whether or not one's system/listening room sound "like" a live performance or not. And I have often enjoyed good recordings at home on my fairly modest system then live performances in inferior venues.
Also, fine multi-channel recordings played on good m/c systems go further than stereo ever has in creating a naturalistic concert hall ambience.
Bill Bailey
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Follow Ups
- Too broad a generalization - Feanor 02/18/0605:44:06 02/18/06 (3)
- You missed my point entirely - Soundmind 06:38:32 02/18/06 (2)
- Re: You missed my point entirely - Velvia film example offers a very good comparison against "accuracy" in audio. nt - M3 lover 08:44:16 02/18/06 (0)
- I concede this only - Feanor 07:08:40 02/18/06 (0)