It finally occurred to me why this Stereophile cover is true. Music reproduction is art. There is no right or wrong. Chasing technical accuracy is just another type of artistic presentation.
You could compare music reproduction to photorealism in painting. Even within that genre there is variance between artists in their approach and abilities.
While I agree that there's no absolute "right" or "wrong," I do not think music reproduction is art. Creating music can be art. Reproducing it is science. To the extent that judgment and experience improve the result, that's really a craft, not art.
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