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What define "musicality" ? And what constitute "musicality" in audio ?


I think that "musicality" is the most important factor and attribute in living audio experience... The experience of "musicality" i think, cannot be reduced to subjective factors only, nor objective one...It is more easy to describe what it is not, than to describe what it is, perhaps like the experience of God in theology...But for sure if you get it, it seems the most important resultant factor of your audio grid system,you feel it and like it the most...After 7 years i feel it more than ever...The urge to upgrade recess in the background because when you feel "musicality" already at a certain level, you dont believe that it is possible to push that level really higher at an affordable cost... "Musicality" for me, in my words, correlate with realistic musical timbre and voice, fluidity,no harshness at all, no fatigue, and last but not least, listening music and forgetting the sound...

This is my personal my experience, i am curious to read others about that,about their "way" and "means" to live that experience...Thanks to all...
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schubert
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My system sounds very close to live music .I knew what it should sound like from attending over 2,000 live classical concerts over the last 50 years .
How I did it was the same almost every serious audiophile does it , cut and paste every bit of the system till you get there .
I like to say, "I have the best 30K system in Minnesota and it only cost me 130,000 $$$ .
Flash no8 , The great halls and symphonies of this world don’t play bad music and very seldom make mistakes .
                   They and the worlds greatest soloists taught me what I need  to know in over 2.000 lessons .                   
                     I'm a slow learner .
                   


                  Of course if you don't listen to live acoustic music its of no use to you .
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mahgister OP
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Shubert ... we are all different...
 
For sure it is way more easy to buy costly components and with that buying some  "musicality"... My system all in all cost me 1000 bucks and I am proud to enjoy "musicality" with it, not at your level potential in audio term for sure.... I am curious, what is the most satisfying component purchase in your system or the most important step toward this goal in your audio room or grid?  Thanks for your answer...
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uberwaltz
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I have no idea how easy it is to replicate live classical music. Never been to a classic live event and likely never will.
Would imagine without the vagaries of amplification and mixing desks it might be a little easier than full on rock concerts.

So Schubert take on it might be fairly realistic for him.

For myself I KNOW I have attended more God awfully poor sounding live rock concerts than good ones.

I KNOW I do not want my,music in my room to sound like the majority of rock concerts I have attended ... Lol.

Different horses for different courses.
schubert
7,386 posts
 
True , but more alike than different . The money I spent was over 50 years .

All jokes aside , every thing counts, Trite but true .The room is the most important thing . My car gets me caught up in music and the 4 speakers likely cost Nissan less than 10 bucks .I’ve walked into many rooms where the owner spend 20k to get
harsh treble and muddy base down to no avail because it was the room
not his gear !

I’ve always been to lazy to fool with rooms but then I’ve moved around all my life and too old to start now .
My standard joke is I’d rather listen to a 1500 $ speaker with a 5k amp than vice -versa .
The only thing I ever really liked to play with are turn tables . Owned over 100 and at least 200 phono cartridges .Still have 3 in my old age . And run 2 .

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geoffkait
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The older folks get the more convinced they are they’ve just about closed the gap on Audio Nirvana. Trite but true. 🤗
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