Gaz37 said:
Whilst I sort of agree with the "live performance" idea I do think it a bit unrealistic in a domestic environment.
Acoustically speaking one of the best live performances I have heard is Pink Floyd and I don't accept that any home system could get within 50% of the sound. Bass that actually resonates inside your chest and volume that verges on uncomfortable with total clarity just can't be replicated in your living room, unless you're lucky enough to live several miles from your nearest neighbour and have a listening room 400m x 400m x 50m.
Is all about scale, particularly if you are talking about bands like Pink Floyd. Small bands are a different matter, I have a local pub that, from time to time, allows people to play and sing. Sometimes this is just a sing-a-long but sometimes it is actually a performance, last time a singer and guitarist, playing completely unamplified, something you can actually relate to with respect to your own home.
I have lived (shared) with a number of musicians, so I am quite used to instruments played in a home situation and when I had my shop, our main dem room was around 40 x 30ft and hosted live music on many occasions, everything from a string quartet to one of hi-fi's favourite bands, SFX.
Getting used to the scale and shear volume of musical instruments can be a struggle for many, particularly when you are listening 'up close', something few enthusiasts actually want to reproduce at home, even if they could.