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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...
128x128mahgister
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mahgister OP
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I really think that natural sound and piano are real test of how natural and musical sound an audio system... But a big classical orchestra is one of a test... 
schubert
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I knew a guy who for 50 years  used only applause as his guide and he could  make your system sing . I tried to learn his method but it was beyond me .
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thelostdutchman
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For me musicality = a strong emotional response to what I'm listening to.  As example the first track on Satchmo plays King Oliver. St. James Infirmary, played on a the right system, gives me goosebumps.   If I hear it on the radio - it's just good music.  A good system is able to deliver more, of the right sounds, that our brains decode, that results in an emotive response.  
wolf_garcia
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When I encounter a great piece of architecture, I just start dancing...it's actually pretty easy.
stray_cat
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Making me tap my feet, move my body, dance, eyes water up or overwhelm me with unexpected emotion is a good sign.

Very grateful for words of wisdom a seasoned "audiophile" shared with me some 30 odd years ago I'll always remember:

Judge gear in my rig (or the rig) by how it compels me to listen.

I should feel "I want to or can't wait to turn the system on". Like an itch I can't help but scratch lol.

Someone mentioned food being tasty. I've cooked in quantity (like 20 servings) that did not seem to stand out in taste but leftovers were gone in 2-3 days. I looked forward to eating leftovers. What *did* stand out was noticing I enjoyed and ate the rest of it cold.

I made the same dish other times and although it seemed tasty at first, the leftovers stayed untouched in the fridge for almost a week so I had to keep reminding myself to eat it before it went bad.

Just my observations that tells me something must be "righteous", though I'd be hard pressed to nail down what that is sometimes.
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