But "the band in the room" got nothing to do with hearing the depth of the recording, which was your original question. If you hear that it's a clear indication that the reflections in your listening room are the dominating factor, not the reflections of the recorded room.I might perpetually be in the wrong frame of mind to allow myself to be tricked into thinking there's actually a band in my room. I've played in bands for so many years, that a pair of speakers is never going to replicate that in a convincing manner for myself.
The reason you can't hear the reverberation of the recorded room is one or a combination of the following reasons. The specific recording doesn't contain a convincing room sound, your stereo speakers are not positioned correctly, your ears receive a higher ratio of reflective room sound from your own listening environment, or your speaker simply doesn't have the quality to reproduce the finer details and clues for the depth of the recording to be heard.
I don't think it's a "you problem" and got anything to do with your lack of imagination. If you visit someone with properly setup good speakers in a good listening room, I'm sure you will hear the depth in the recordings.
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