This is not complicated. Precise accuracy will reproduce the music precisely the way it was played. If you love different types of distortions- ok. have seasons tickets to classical concerts. I often love a 2nd or 3rd row,just 2/3 seats left of center for Vancouver Recital Society events. Solo instrument and Chamber music. I hear fabulous live sound. . I would love speakers that would be accurate enough to reproduce the concert.
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?
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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They did not communicate to me as well.10-12-2018 9:39amIf I'm reading it correctly you answered your own question. The live recorded sound of my Double Bass almost never makes it past post production and mastering because the customer wants to hear things with an artistic flair so most things get altered in post. The accuracy of the released media is an unknown unless one had an opportunity to listen to the original post production playback. In my experience the released medias mass production whether its a file, CD, or LP can have another level of degeneration. If what your hearing communicates to you and your enjoying the musicality for hours isn't that the goal? |
I've had a number of speakers that were "accurate", B&W, KEF, Revel...all great speakers in their own right. My current speaker is a pair of Klipsch Heresy III and they may not be "accurate" but damn are they musical... first speaker I've owned that sounds "live" , they really sound big and musical, not like sound coming from a box. |
A while back, I had a chance to audition several, highly reviewed and totted speakers. One of the speakers that I spent some time with, was a $12K pr. of Raidhos - a smaller 2 way with dedicated stands. With their ceramic drivers, the little Raidhos have a reputation for being very accurate and detailed and are well loved by some audiophiles. At first I was impressed with the detail and impact of their sound, but after about 20 minuets of listening, at only moderate levels, I found them to be a bit fatiguing and harsh. I decided that I much preferred the detailed, but smoother, more open sound of my little $2K Gershmans. Of all speakers, I still prefer the big open, detailed, yet very musical, sound of stats and ribbons, but then - it’s good that we don’t all like the same things. If we did - it would make for a boring world...Jim |
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