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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When I encounter a great piece of architecture, I just start dancing...it's actually pretty easy.
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.
@n80. Thank you.

I view musicality as puffery. It is like saying authentic Italian food or best pizza. 
Very interesting story stray_cat,it is like my own story....I discover that I enjoy that quality the day I listen less to the sound and more to the music...It takes me some years of  experiments and purchase....My best to you...