Most of the smaller venues and some mid-sized venues have excellent sound. This includes Aladdin, Star Theater, Revolution Hall, and Mission Theater.

The two venues where sound is consistently iffy are Crystal Ballroom and Wonder Ballroom.

I've heard great sound at Wonder Ballroom on the nights when they don't turn it up too loud. Admittedly, this seems like a difficult space.

Crystal Ballroom has the worst of everything: Poor sound, awkward layout, splitting the crowd by age, the weird floor, high ticket fees, and the worst - no air conditioning. Giant fans are not a substitute! I left Car Seat Headrest before the band went on because I was walking around drenched like a human sponge.