I tried that on quite a few different songs and it wasn’t quite up to par. I could be expecting too much though. I play bass by ear and trying to pick out the bass parts, even with bass booster setting is a bit tricker. When I get to rehearsal and listen through the PA, it’s a world of difference.
Yes, there is nothing like live music. But before electricity, people would often have a music room in the house with a piano, or perhaps they played the violin. That was their entertainment in the evenings. People played their own music rather than turning on a stereo.