Anyone else prefer listening to their system more than a concert?

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 

I built our Legacy Audio system with the full intent of duplicating live concerts. 10,000 watts. 1000 watt per channel mains (Focas SE’s w/Legacy I:V2), 600 per channel (Marquee Center, Phantom Sides, Deco Rears w/Legacy I:V5) for the Center, Sides and Rears. Lyngdorf MP-40 and Oppo Player. I have four Subwoofers. All four being Legacy Foundations. Each has 1000 watts of amplification. 

We invite couples over and have "Rock out" nights. 2-hour video concerts. Most concerts are around 113-115 DB. I set the Lyngdorf to about -2 to 0 volume which nests 113 db. 2 hours later the amps are just barley warm, and we never get that "heated" smell that comes with underpowered non capable speakers. I previously had the Top of the line Ascend Acoustics with Raals and that system (power was the ATI Signature Series 6000 @ 300 per channel). The Ascends just could not take the volume. They got hot, as did the Amp. I ended up ruining the Raal Tweeter in one of the mains and had to ship it back to be repaired. Dave told me that tweeter was BLACK. Told me he had never seen one like that. BTW, my go to disc is Eagles @ Melhorn. After the first song I get "Why would you EVER go to a concert, this is better! 

tomcarr What are your favorite disc? 

@nitrobob - With all possible and sincere props and respect for what you have accomplished with your system, as well as envy for your “rock out” nights, I have seen the Eagles twice and I could never envision a scenario where I would choose listening to them on a home audio system compared to seeing Joe Walsh rocking out in person.  However, based on the responses to this thread, my opinion appears to be in the minority. I am cool with that since this is of course a home audio focused forum. Rock on!

I probably only get to a handful of concerts a year these days, in part because I generally avoid larger venues but also because it seems there are fewer and fewer artists that are worth the effort to go see live. But when I do get a chance to see those artists in a comfortable venue with great sound, it's vastly superior to sitting in my living room listening to a recording. Of course, what I really miss is seeing the Grateful Dead when they had the sound dialed in to just exactly perfect....nothing like it.

mitch2

Oh Mitch, me neither. Good friend of mine just flew out to California to hear them again. What's different is the ear strain. After our concerts at 112- 113 db, there is no ear fatigue. No ringing,,,,, It's so clean. You can sit and hear every note from whatever person you prefer. Want to listen to Timmithy B Smith, just go ahead and listen to his every Bass note, Love the drums, go ahead and listen to every cymbal, or every different horn. Mabe the saxophone.  My personal favorite is the dual leads, love when they do that. The problem is ...material. It's really hard to find live recordings that are so clean and separated. Most Rock disc's sound like crap. A good system will pick them apart. You begin listening to the "system" instead of the music. We have a Pretenders disc, Live in LA that is greatly recorded, but most I never play because of the mix.

On the concerts, we go to concerts monthly.
Our local Midland Theater has a lot of bands, 38 Special, Foghat, Kenny G, George Thorogood, Mike Cambell and the Dirty Knobs, John Waite were all there last summer and we attended. We have tickets for GTLO, Get the Led Out... the best Zepplin Tribue Band in existence, and Black Jacket Symphony doing the complete Pink Floyds The Wall.