Hjghly detailed systems for me lose out in musicality. It is less natural.It might be that at home we got used to certain sound, that is different from live performance and we follow it? Perhaps we also try to compensate for music compression by adding some noise or distortion (as distorted guitar is more dynamic than clean Jazz guitar at the same level). I'm trying to get clean reproduction (accuracy), but if sound even with added distortion, noise and harmonics sounds natural/musical then it has fidelity. Fidelity is not accuracy - cannot be measured, being subjective.
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HiFi Very few here are interested in fidelity. It was the pinnacle at one time now it's "musicality" whatever the crap that is.
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"It was the pinnacle at one time now it's "musicality" whatever the crap that is." My belief is that the term "musicality" refers to the tonal correctness of voice and instruments. Once "musicality" is attained in one's system, then disbelief can be suspended, and one can be transported into the actual musical event. Or, in the case of mono recordings, the event can be transported to you. :-) Frank |
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