Fidelity vs. Musicality...........Is there a tug of War?


I lean towards Musicality in systems.
ishkabibil
Hello ishkabibil.  If you can't an oboe from a clarinet, you need more fidelity. If you can't tell a balalaika from a mandolin (Russian music) you need more fidelity. If you can't tell the sopranos from the . . .   Get the message. You can follow the tune on a transistor radio. We spend the $$ in pursuit of MUSICAL ACCURACY, don't we? Keep smiling!
@boomerbillone 



Ishksbibil on Bass @ 18 in '79

https://youtu.be/VPx3qjwyVww


Toronto Alberts Hall with Peter Appleyard.

Is that a clarinet in the opening?

Sounds like it on my Galaxy S7 (free phone)

and 3 years old........

Need I spend $$$ for accuracy?




I mixed sound for Patricia Barber a couple of years ago...acoustic piano needs no tube amps (!), just 2 high quality condensers. She asked us to remove the top of the Steinway grand completely which was a pain, and she wanted her own monitor mixing board right next to her. Done...Trio (bass and drums) and man...she's astonishing, one of the greats.
wolf_garcia ...

Who was responsible for all of the digital reverb on the original mastering? 

The audiophile reissue is much better. And by the way, that drum solo on, I believe side two is fantastic.

Frank