So seriously, when you audition a piece of equipment… what grabs you as “good”? Do put on a recording and listen for the click click delineation of the Phil Ramone-produced Güiro in Dusty Springfield’s Look of Love from Casino Royal? Or crank up Whole Lotta Love and throw back some beers? Peace …

For me, it is a bit of all of the above (referencing your message title). Assuming a good recording (for comparison purposes), I have to hear the music, the artists work if you will; and there has to be a sense of clarity (some might call it resolution). If I the music or kit projects something th…

It is different as I am asking about what you look… your technique… for as apposed to what you are trying to achieve? I only really care about enjoying music. How I get there is … well a technique. I pursue accuracy, but only accept musicality. Pursuit of say accuracy means I use music that I t…

I tend to agree…but, more importantly (to me), if it is accurate, but not musical, I don’t buy it. Tomato/Tomato. :slight_smile:

I pursue balance without any frequency or instrument overpowering another, unless a solo piece is part of the recording itself. Any solo instrumental music tires me after 5 tracks. So I never indulge on any solo strings, wind or piano instruments for that reason. I love lots of different instruments…

If it is accurate and transparent, it is musical. That is, if you want your playback system to sound like actual, real music. :slight_smile: Some, of course, prefer inaccurate playback as they find this euphonic.

I completely agree with Elk. It surprises me that, in many audiophile circles, this idea is anything but obvious.

Kinda like asking me if I prefer food, water, or oxygen. I need all three to function. If one is in short supply, that’s the one I focus on.

Agree. I once had speakers (electrostats) that were extremely accurate but terribly fatiguing and not what I would think of as “musical”. I kept them about three months.

I look for an accurate tonal and timbral presentation of well-recorded acoustic instruments, and I look for an accurate and detailed playback of recordings I made in my then garage-apartment of musicians I worked with in the late 'eighties–I know the room, the players and the equipment and instrumen…

Do you pursue Transparency, Accuracy, or Musicality?

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