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In the Thread: The Opera Room
Post Subject: Instant AmbiencePosted by Paul S on: 10/1/2010
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Probably like everything else, there have been better and worse attempts at capturing the Gestalt of a given performance.  Maybe the best thing is to watch/listen to some performances via a few systems and decide if it might actually be less expense and hassle to just go with the flow, as it were.  I am not so sure this type of "performance" requires the same level - or even the same type - of "reproduction" we want from our "stereo".  Obviously, there must be some sort of suspension of disbelief, so the question becomes at what point and how you are disposed to let go enough to immerse in a performance of this nature.  There have been times when I sat in a hall hearing nothing but the screwed-up reinforcement, and there have been times when HT with 5.1 "ambience" simply carried me away.  It sounds absurd coming from me, but I think there may even be a sort of "danger" in getting too critical with this sort of thing.  I think optimal performance is just at the point where one can let go.

Best regards,
Paul S

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