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In the Forum: Playback Listening
In the Thread: Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV)
Post Subject: It can ONLY be personalPosted by rowuk on: 8/21/2024
In my view, serious audio can ONLY be personal - regardless of the type of audiophile one happens to be. There is the gear head that searches for perfect specifications, there is the haute Couture audiophile that has the biggest and most beautiful equipment, there is the audiophile that practices ONLY to be impressed by dynamics and extension of their playback. At the other end, there is the audiophile (often that are musicians) that is happy with a plausible voice piano or saxophone sound at the extreme end of the musical side, there is the audiophile that is on the path to discovering the musical message of the original performers. In many cases, this last group does not even need to turn on the sound system. Reading the LP cover makes them horny.
I do not think that there is a common denominator - technical or musical. In live music, the performance result is the sum of all of the musicians efforts and the audience members listening capacity. In audio, the result is the sum of a single persons efforts to define their needs and nurture those needs.
A clear example of this is the inability to duplicate a system sound in another house (or even from two positions in the same room!). There is nothing here to get my head around!Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site