The best sounding venue you have ever heard!

According to acoustics experts including Leo Beranek the best room for listening to music in the USA is Boston Symphony Hall. It's one of the three best in the world. The other two are Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Musikiverein in Vienna. There's also a very fine one in Tokyo. Von Karajan preferred Boston to Musikverein. The best opera house in the world is in Buenos Aires Argentina. At least this is what the experts say.

Boston Symphony Hall was the result of among other things the efforts of Wallace Sabine, the father of the science of acoustics. One day I'll have to make a pilgramage there to hear what makes it so special. The best designs for concert halls are supposedly "shoeboxes." Fan shaped halls are less favored because among other things their shape doesn't promote early lateral reflections reaching the audience.

Having been to all three, and recorded concerts in two of them, I agree with this opinion. Disney Concert Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Gewandhaus in Germany, Concertgebouw in Amersterdam, and Musikverein and Konzerthouse in Vienna are all places I have been or recorded in. All have fabulous acoustics.
 
According to acoustics experts including Leo Beranek the best room for listening to music in the USA is Boston Symphony Hall. It's one of the three best in the world. The other two are Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Musikiverein in Vienna. There's also a very fine one in Tokyo. Von Karajan preferred Boston to Musikverein. The best opera house in the world is in Buenos Aires Argentina. At least this is what the experts say.

Boston Symphony Hall was the result of among other things the efforts of Wallace Sabine, the father of the science of acoustics. One day I'll have to make a pilgramage there to hear what makes it so special. The best designs for concert halls are supposedly "shoeboxes." Fan shaped halls are less favored because among other things their shape doesn't promote early lateral reflections reaching the audience.

Abravanel, in Salt Lake, seems relatively obscure, but it is in good company, as it is "shoebox" shaped, not fan-shaped.

Cheers,

Otto
 
The best opera house in the world is in Buenos Aires Argentina.

That was my suggestion in: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showpost.php?p=5190982&postcount=34

That opera house is named "Teatro Colón" (Columbus Theatre) and is located in Buenos Aires ( http://www.teatrocolon.org.ar/en/ )

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Colón

Quote from Wikipedia:

The Colon's acoustics are considered to be so good as to place it in the top five performance venues in the world.

Original Ref: http://mlacoustics.com/PDF/Shoebox.pdf
 
I've always liked Massey Hall in Toronto. Opened in 1894 and in it's current state seats around 2800. Great acoustics which probably plays a big part in the fact I've seen my best concerts there.

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Neil Young recorded live there in 1971 and a good pressing of that album on a good system gives you a great sense of that room's acoustics - a fantastic performance, well recorded and in the perfect space. The experience of listening to an Lp like this is the reason I have the system I do.
Massey Hall is pretty good for sure, though not quite what it was before someone decided to fill in under the wood stage with cement. I've played there a number of times and it is an odd feeling of being disconnected from your fellow musicians when you are on the stage. The sound ALL goes out.

I love that Neil Young recording, wow. I was there for the performance as well as a young pup. :D
 
There is an amazing modern concert hall in Munich where I heard Gidon Kremer do the Philip Glass violin concerto a few years ago. I was up in the cheap seats at the back but every one of the artificial harmonics he played was thrown right back to the corners. Quite something! I'll have to see if I can find the name of the hall.
 
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