Improvement in Musicality for home theater system

@arro222

Typically, one’s foot is a good measure of the musical connection. This is an effect that I noticed in myself and have observed and discussed with many others over many years. Not everyone will necessary be moved the same way. Certainly it depends on the source music as well.… if the music is not compelling it’s reproduction is not. This is my generalization.

Also, some audio folks actually are not in it for the emotional connection / the music itself. I have known a bunch of folks over the years that are in it to experience analytical listening… to marvel at the details and sound space… they are not actually moved by music.

Here is more details on Rhythm, Pace, and Timing:

https://www.stereophile.com/content/pace-rhythm-dynamics-page-2

I’m really glad someone asked about the term, “musical.”The word, in this application, seems almost comical, to say nothing of it being extremely vague.

The opposite of clinical. If that helps.

The resolution and transparency of the Revel M126Be speakers that he has completely out-performs his current Adcom amp.  Putting a better speaker in the system is NOT going to improve anything or give him better refined sound.  The Adcom amp is the limiting factor here.

OK - I am not too familiar with the speaker so I’ll accept that as fact.

In any case it would be ideal to then try a loaner amp. It could be for instance the room and not the amp. How do we know before purchasing a new amp, if the amp is in fact the problem to be fixed?

@ghdprentice 

Yeah, I fall into the "unmoved" toward music reproduction. Too much analytical mindset when listening considering my background in selling this stuff for 30 yrs.

What "moves me" is more about note cord structure with me being a sucker for minor sequences. It doesn't make difference to me from where hence the sound comes from.

I hear music constructed with minor intervals and I'm done whether on the car radio or a real nice sound system.

 Schubert often uses the technique of moving from major to minor and back to major to bring a sense of pathos, tension and story telling to his music so I guess it is that I appreciate and affects me more than "musicality".