> I think your average stereo is going to have a substantial problem with any kind of orchestral music. Indeed. The impedance difference between a live instrum

> I think your average stereo is going to have a substantial problem with any kind of orchestral music. Indeed. The impedance difference between a live instrument vs a general-purpose reproduction system is almost always going to be fantastical. Just think about how loud a person's voice can get. 20 watts of power into a live brass instrument is going to require something like 500-2000 watts worth of typical audio gear to approximate at reference volume without much distortion. There are specialty loudspeakers designed to more closely approximate certain elements - which can reduce these power requirements - but then you are forced to make all kinds of other weird tradeoffs.