Jim G wrote:
Interesting. I visited that theatre for the first time and saw a similar performance there last year and would describe the space as quite dead, or dry. Much like a recording studio control room. I assumed it was from the low ceiling, and being underground. Good for a lecture though.
Good point for a room where the music is created. In this case it allowed all the nuances of the piano to come through. Might not work as well to get a sense of coherence from a group. In any case, at home, the room simply adds reflections that depending on the room can detract from the original sound. There is no one solution and sometimes live is not so great. David and I went to a concert at the Meyerhoff in Baltimore where they had a choral group in the rear of the orchestra with many mikes and reinforcement with speakers. It was terrible. There was nothing the room could do to save it.