Why I like my home system better than live music

Live music runs the gamut from spot on to very poor.

Lots of factors affect how a live event sounds, including venue, how the production is set up/configured and where you sit in it among others.

Even within a single excellent venue as a whole, I've heard the full range from excellent to poor with different performances and listening from different locations.

The thing with your system is you can control everything except how the source material is recorded. I agree that as a whole, a good home system can be and often is more consistent and rewarding. There are fewer variables out of your control in play.

Having said that, I do not know if the best live events can be reproduced as well on a home system. A good system, can come pretty close though with a good recording.

What kind of live music are you listening to? I like to attend regular performances of a local Orchestra, and though my listening preferences are for jazz, blues and rock, nothing sounds better to me than live, unamplified orchestra performance of classical music.

I do like listening to my own system, because I can control the volume and musical selections, which I cannot do at a live performance.

Cheers,
John

Are you referring to live unamplified sound or the sound coming from a venue's sound system?

As a point of reference you haven't listed your system. What exactly are you comparing "live sound" to?

Drac,

Curious what live venues have you heard that sound bad and what kinds of music there?

For Rock, Live is way too loud to be comfortable.
I would say too loud is the main reason I will never go to another Rock concert. (same problem at movie theaters)
Then throw in the drunks, or the folks who insist on dancing standing up the whole concert right in front of one. The yelling, the ..you get the picture.
As for 'old folks home Rock concerts' (where both the performers and the audience are over 60) who needs the it?
Small Jazz at clubs is OK. Even though you have the same drunks.. (and smoking, but less of that lately)
Classical live is OK too. Big or small. Though I would prefer small venues for the smaller crowd.
The problem with Rock and Classical is also cost. It is very expensive to go. I would rather buy an electronic thing for the costs.
Then the crowds. I hate crowds. Rock concerts ARE THE Worst crowd (only better than a Soccer game crowd)
So I just never go the live music anymore.
I am satisfied With my prerecorded stuff. Knowing thousands of dedicated audiophiles are out there listening to live to compare to thier home systems and reporting on it here and there..