Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War?

Fidelity goes out the window when ya pick a microphone, musicality not so much…

Fidelity is accuracy to a very complex waveform, musicality is both mystical and variable to the individual….

Musicality is hippie, Hippie shake!

electrochemical… the stuff or love, emotion, desire, longing, memory….

I prefer an amp that adds 5% 2nd order harmonics over one which adds 0.01% 5th order harmonics.

I prefer amplifier that does not add any distortion. My Benchmark AHB2 has THD=0.00011% (-119dB, inaudible). Any distortion is coloring sound (reducing clarity).

One might prefer to look at the paintings thru yellow glasses. There is nothing wrong with it, but he doesn't see what artist painted.

@kijanki 

"One might prefer to look at the paintings thru yellow glasses"

Colours would be visible fundamental wavelengths/frequencies.  Not harmonics of the fundamental.

We seem to have another undefined word - "clarity".

Fidelity literally means faithfulness to something. If we're talking about music reproduction, true fidelity will get you musicality. 

All the best,
Nonoise