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

I lean towards Musicality in systems.
ishkabibil
djones51
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HiFi

Very few here are interested in fidelity. It was the pinnacle at one time now it's "musicality" whatever the crap that is.

High fidelity (often shortened to Hi-Fi or HiFi) is a term used by listeners, audiophiles, and home audio enthusiasts to refer to high-quality reproduction of sound.[1] This is in contrast to the lower quality sound produced by inexpensive audio equipment, AM radio, or the inferior quality of sound reproduction that can be heard in recordings made until the late 1940s.

Hi-fi speakers are a key component of quality audio reproduction.

Ideally, high-fidelity equipment has inaudible noise and distortion, and a flat (neutral, uncolored) frequency response within the human hearing range.[2]


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oregonpapa
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"It was the pinnacle at one time now it's "musicality" whatever the crap that is."

My belief is that the term "musicality" refers to the tonal correctness of voice and instruments. Once "musicality" is attained in one's system, then disbelief can be suspended, and one can be transported into the actual musical event. Or, in the case of mono recordings, the event can be transported to you. :-)

Frank
djones51
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In order to retrieve the tonal correctness of voice and instruments see above. High fidelity. Inaudible NOISE and DISTORTION and FLAT  UNCOLORED FR.
streamerdude
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If it sounds good it is good. 
mglik
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“Fidelity is Musicality”! Surely one can dissect the sound from an audiophile perspective. But I choose not to “tear apart the flower”.
By doing so, the flower is no longer beautiful.
Admittedly, I do take note of the imaging. But am very fortunate to have a system that is able to create a suspension of disbelief.
And that term brings me to a central element of the difference of a live performance. Amplified or not, disbelieve is not at issue.
THE central element of a live performance is that there are human beings. Not an electronic recreation. No matter how much fidelity/musicality of a system, it cannot recreate a live experience.



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