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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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mahgister OP
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You are right Snapsc, the joy was the sailing...the journey... But I dont have the money to try many equipment... And I was craving for listening my music, the music I know sometimes for 50 years, but with real quality sound...

Without money, with  some wise purchase, and with my own experiments, and some device of my own design, I had it now; and I dont feel frustrate now when I listen my music because I cannot afford the new gear I read about... Then the joy is perhaps not only the journey but touching the goal in some extent, especially without too much money...

Because I am curious I want to listen your own history about this journey and the means you use for touching the goal (relatively for sure)… 
Thanks and my best to you.. 
dickhertz
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Alot of audiophiles listen to the equipment and that's ok. Some of us use the equipment to listen to the music. That's better. My grandfather had a single speaker radio that he listened to everyday. He knew more about music than most people could ever dream of. I remember when I was a kid at Papa's house the music was always on. It was a house that was always musical. I miss those days..and him. Musical is a very subjective term. Enjoy it when it happens as it's a joy denied to many. DH
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mahgister OP
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Great post! Dickhertz,thanks my best to you...
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mapman
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Well it is all about music so no surprises there.

One could spend their time listening to sound effects I suppose if they really want to focus on other things..
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geoffkait
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I think one can learn a lot about sound and perhaps even which direction to go by listening to certain “sound effects” and using them as a tool. You know, things like thunderstorms, rain hitting pavement, audience applause on live recordings, the glissando on guitar or harp, vocal artifacts like breathing and smacking of lips, movie soundtracks like Apocalypse Now!, which as a plethora of well-recorded spoken words and “sound effects.” There are some Pink Floyd albums that can be used to evaluate system sound quality, too, obviously.
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