"Lovely, but I hope the early reflections from the handrail didn't spoil the music."
The handrails were not easily removed, so I suppose we will never know.
Sometimes, you just gotta make the best out of things the way they are! :)
I've been to the Meyerhoff many times over the years. The only bad sound I ever got there was at a Steve Winwood concert with his small ensemble set up well towards the front of the stage, a good bit of electronic amplification and seats way up near the top of the venue and close to the rear left walls one level above these.
There were vocalists featured during this particular "Pops" concert and they were miked but whoever did the sound mixing did an exceptional job.