Live Versus Recorded

[KOF]

I used to dislike live tracks for many reasons, including lack of clarity, too much going ambiently including crowds chanting, etc.

That changed when I purchased X-statik. While it favoured certain genres over the others, it excelled the most with the live performances. It gave me a picturisque description of the performers, and even the crowds no longer annoyed me as they actually added to the surreal feeling, not detracting. I don't know why this is the case as none of the other speakers I've owned and auditioned (including the Maggies and the LS6) showed this kind of bias towards live.

The important thing is both processed recordings and lives do sound different from one another and to each their own.