Reproducing the live venue experience has been the longstanding goal of audio enthusiasts

Evidence

How do listeners approach the problem of judging sound quality? Most likely the dimensions and criteria of subjective evaluation are traceable to a lifetime accumulation of experiences with live sound, even simple conversation. If we hear things in reproduced sound that do not occur in nature, or that defy some kind of perceptual logic, we seem to be able to identify it. By that standard, the best sounding audio product is the one that exhibits the fewest audible flaws. Perhaps this is how we are able to make such insightful comments about sound quality based on recordings that either had no existence as a “live” performance, or that we have no personal experience with. — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 49 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Reproduced recordings can reveal high-frequency detail inaudible in live concert halls; VR with synchronized binaural audio can deliver presence for live events; Listeners judge reproduced sound against accumulated experience of live sound — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 49 (+2 more)

Related

• Listeners judge reproduced sound against accumulated experience of live sound (similarity 0.87)
• Reproduced recordings can reveal high-frequency detail inaudible in live concert halls (similarity 0.87)
• Listening in large reverberant venues may compromise discernible sound qualities (similarity 0.85)
• Hall reverberation cloaks loudspeaker defects in live-versus-reproduced demonstrations (similarity 0.84)
• Live-versus-reproduced demonstrations were contrived marketing that flattered flawed loudspeakers (similarity 0.84)
• Listeners need some room sound but its required amount is unknown (similarity 0.84)
• Sound reproduction’s endpoint is the human listener, not fidelity per se (similarity 0.84)
• Recorded audio is engineered for plausibility, not faithful reproduction of reality (similarity 0.83)
• Shared room acoustics let 1920 phonograph demos fool live audiences (similarity 0.82)
• Accurate soundstage alone cannot satisfy musically without reproduced hall reflections (similarity 0.82)
• Recordings are artistic constructions, not literal captures of live sound (similarity 0.82)
• Commercial recordings aim for plausibility, not authentic reproduction (similarity 0.82)
• VR with synchronized binaural audio can deliver presence for live events (similarity 0.81)
• Accurate reproduction requires flat response at near-original playback levels (similarity 0.81)
• Reverberation enhancement can transform a home theater into a concert hall seamlessly (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Reproduced recordings can reveal high-frequency detail inaudible in live concert halls #qualifies (0.82)
• Listeners judge reproduced sound against accumulated experience of live sound #corroborates (0.80) — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 49
• Reverberation enhancement can transform a home theater into a concert hall seamlessly #exemplifies (0.80)
• VR with synchronized binaural audio can deliver presence for live events #exemplifies (0.78)
• Shared room acoustics let 1920 phonograph demos fool live audiences #exemplifies (0.75)