This is interesting Alan.
Because as an audiofile I have always strived to reproduce the live experience in my living / HT room. But it seems there is some question as to what "live" actually means.
I guess what I am trying to say is, you need to have a reference point. If you have never heard a real grand piano live, how can you evaluate an audio system playing a grand piano? But what if the only grand piano you have ever heard was through a PA system. Now, am I truly hearing a "live" grand piano the way it was meant to be heard? Or am I hearing a grand piano that has been coloured due to the PA system. So now I take "that" experience to my living room and try to reproduce it based on a flawed reference.
So is it save to say that unless you played in, or conducted an orchestra, or spent a lot of time listening going to orchestra concerts, are any of us really qualified to judge an audio system when playing classical music? The same can be said for jazz, pop, rock, or any other types of music.
paul
