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?
Surely musicality trumps accuracy when listening to music. However, the definition of musicality is open to debate. Personally, I think the two aren’t mutually exclusive but that’s a personal preference.
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.
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.
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