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.
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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I tried concerts when young... 50 years ago... I tried vinyls too ... I sticked with my Bach and other thick good classical pressings till cd and i stop buying defective vinyl ....Then bad cd appeared but this time i had no other choice, my vinyl were used a lot, my turntable dead ...I succeed to create good sound only when retired i had time to understand acoustics and basic gear synergy ...
I renounced concerts soon because i am allergic to crowd....(more than 2 people is crowd, except for family which is OK )...
I like people a lot, one on one though.... I change street if they are crowdy...... i like almost all men individually a lot , humanity as a crowd i hate it.... My actual system is so good you must pay me to go to concert, save if it is a Marian Anderson concert, or Bach concert with my loved interpreters ( mostly all dead). |
