Accuracy vs. Enjoyment


Would you rather have a system that accurately portrays the grooves (or pits) in the record or CD,
or one which sounds good on the majority of discs?
Acknowledging that not all media are created equal, the best system will sound best on the best, most accurate discs.  But what if the great majority of average sounding discs don’t measure up, and indeed are annoying compared to the best?
What then?

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Showing 4 responses by inna

Come on, cds are never accurate, a lot of music is simply not there. Or as some might say there is simply no available device outside of pro equipment to get it out. Clarity is a good thing but for me it is not above all.

Yeah, this includes as little distortion as possible. It's amazing, provided you have a decent equipment, how much you can achieve with good cables.
By the way, speaking of accuracy and clarity vs musicality or in addition to it, it was interesting to compare Purist Audio Neptune fluid and Tchernov Reference interconnects. About the same level. Tchernov are all about clarity and balance, Purist offers a lot of that too plus other things. I use both but prefer Purist with almost all recordings and I never use Tchernov with digital, there you can't compare, though Tchernov is still very good.
I know for a fact that at least some people who like panel speakers very much like Tchernov cables. I understand that.
Both are high end in my view but not the highest end, good enough for me.