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RE: Ten Best concert halls

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In Reply to: RE: Ten Best concert halls posted by Eldragon on March 15, 2015 at 07:55:24

Half of those concert halls are going to offer few or no seats with a good view. IMO that is a big problem. concert halls that are essentially big boxes with relatively flat floors just don't allow for seats with a good view. IMO seeing the artists perform is an important element in the live experience.

By the way they aren't the 10 best they are 10 *of* the best.

An interesting list none the less.

Thanks for posting it

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sight lines - Bill Way 12:14:37 03/15/15 (0)
Some of the shoebox halls are actually pretty good with sight lines. Fisher in New York, which sounds dreadful, has good visuals from almost every seat. Symphony Hall in Boston is pretty good for visuals.

I've found that the horseshoe-shaped halls are the most likely to have zero-visibility seats. Both Carnegie and the Met have lots of those - rear seats on the Met's side boxes let you see... almost nothing. (But the sound in those side boxes is **so** good...) Yes it is fun to watch, and I often get one of the front parterre boxes at the Met because it's right over the pit. If the production is a yawn, it's always good to watch the goings-on in the pit.

I do find that list a little peculiar. No Eastman or Carnegie?

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"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922

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