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.

tomcarr
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I’ll take live, small venue music (usually Jazz or Prog Rock) over my rig any day.   The live music is the target for my rig.   I keep getting closer, but I’ll never get there and that is OK.   Live is live and recorded is recorded.

i have been a long time patron and supporter of sfjazz in san francisco, also served on their board of trustees for some time - the dedicated venue is extraordinary, with several performance spaces all sonically very good to excellent - given this i enjoy taking in live performances of local and world class talent there often 

there are also other nice live music venues in the sf bay area, from yoshi’s to the blue note napa (for pop soul and jazz that i enjoy mostly)

when it is a wonderful live performance the energy, crowd reaction and sheer beauty of live musical moments being created in front of your eyes and ears surpasses what even a great hifi can do

all this said, great live performances aren’t available every day, but for just a few days in a year if we are lucky, and the hifi rig gives us commensurate joy in the convenience of our homes

 

I prefer my home rigs with one exception, that being performances at the Hollywood Bowl. Check out how the Bowl acoustic engineers make that most unique venue work for every musical genre.  You tube video on “How they make the Hollywood Bowl sounds.  I’m fortunate in that we leave just a 50 minute drive away from that marvelous music venue. 
Enjoy the music. 

The OP didn’t specify a genre.

I listen to Classical and as much as I love my system nothing is going to approximate the sound of a full live orchestra in a real hall.

  I think with electronic pop music, since so much of it is processed at a mixing console before it is emitted through the speakers at the venue, this is much less important.  And yes I much prefer the lower volume for pop music