My favorite is live music in small/medium size venue...no more big concert halls for me, mostly for physical/practical reasons...otherwise love the energy...
Anyone else prefer listening to their system more than a concert?
I know I do. It seems like most people on this forum don't feel that way. That's OK. To each his own.
For me, I like being able to control the volume. I like choosing what song I want to hear. I like not being in a crowd. I like hearing the music without any distracting sounds from others. I like the privacy. I like the convenience. I think my system sounds wonderful. I'm a happy camper.
Just my opinion. Not trying to change anyone else's mind.
Enjoy the music! Whichever way pleases you.
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At age 72 I am becoming more and more allergic to live orchestral venues and performances for all the reasons listed above plus the sometimes grueling inconvenience of having to sidle past fellow seated individuals in order to get to the restroom. Most often they get to consider your butt as you thread your way through their knees. The entire audience gets to watch as well. You become for a brief time the most irritating object at the concert with the added suspense that you may give a repeat performance soon enough. |
Steady diet of both… block n a half walk to the Cajun bar for a cover band and the proprietor sometimes ably covers a classic.. light rail to Benaroya hall hosting the church electric worship band at home… 3 blocks to art gallery pop up w great solo jazz guitarist ( open bar to grease the skids of commerce ) short drive to Tacoma Armory to see Shannon Curtis 80’s kids show … something soon at The Belly Up - Solana beach… |
Depends. Assuming optimal seats, a great venue, and un-amplified music like jazz/blues or classical I’ll take live to be able to watch incredible musicians play great music. But, amplified music/large venues I prefer listening to my system. Some examples — I love listening to Patricia Barber’s Nightclub on my system because it’s very much like experiencing a live performance, but I’ve seen her live at the Greenmill in Chicago and that’s just a next-level experience period. On the flip side there’s “November Rain” by Guns n Roses that I prefer hearing on my system as opposed to the insanely loud, multiple speaker amplified wall of sound experience of a live concert. So it depends. |
keep going @tomic601 that list can grow :) |
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