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Accuracy vs. musicality

I imagine if you have an unlimited budget you can have both ultimate accuracy and musicality.
For those of us whose budget is somewhat limited, we usually have to make a choice.
I very recently obtained  speakers (which I prefer not to name so as to avoid debate.  Some of you do know them.) These speakers were criticized by an Agoner for not being accurate.
Now, I heard the speakers he liked better and they we’re fine, and maybe more “etched,” but they did not convey the musical message as well to me.  Indeed I compared many such speakers recommended by members (there was little love for mine) and I found them not to have the sound I hear in a concert hall. They did not communicate to me as well.
So, what’s more important: precise accuracy or musicality?
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richier31
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My mission is to have a musical systeem. It have gotten more accurate but stayed musical after an upgraded of a streamer with a roon endpoint that has a beter “accurate” low noice clock. 

Both are important to me and have to be balanced to get I accurate and musical systems. 





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geoffkait
23,365 posts
 
Think of it like a Venn diagram. Accuracy and musicality are not really mutually exclusive. The third circle in the Venn diagram could be anything you want, frequency response, dynamic range, whatever.
wcfeil
464 posts
 
That is really good ^^^^
jburidan
803 posts
 
My advice to anyone is to stop reading hi-fi magazines. Go to the library and read The Master Handbook of Acoustics by F. Alton Everest. Obtain a pair of Tannoy 15" dual concentric speakers, and build your system around them. I prefer single-ended triode tube amplifiers, e.g., Art Audio Jota or Wavelength Cardinal, but YMMV. Get a good preamp such as Cary SLP05, which is a proven design of long standing. Avoid flavor of the month components. Avoid a company that keeps redesigning its products. Treat your listening room with acoustical devices.
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charles1dad
10,250 posts
 
Interesting comments concerning the Tannoy  dual concentric speaker.  Some owners say they mate beautifully and sound better with SET amplifiers and other owners say they  require higher power amplifiers to get the most out of them. Definitely two schools of thought. I suspect that they  sound good in both scenarios.
Charles 
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