Analytical or Musical Which way to go?


The debate rages on. What are we to do? Designing a spealer that measures wellin all areas shoulkd be the goal manufacturer.
As allways limtiations abound. Time and again I read designers yo say the design the speaker to measure as best they can. But it just does not sound like music.

The question is of course is: what happens when the speaker sounds dull and lifeless.

Then enters a second speaker that sounds like real music but does not have optimum mesurements?

Many of course would argue, stop right there. If it does not measure well it can't sound good.

I pose the question then how can a spekeer that sounds lifeless be acurrate?

Would that pose yhis question. Does live music sound dull and lifeless?
If not how can we ever be be satisified with such a spseker no matter how well it measures?
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The recording and/or the room acoustics and/or poor amplification would be the likely culprits for lifeless sound out of well executed speakers.
I am not a fan of distinguishing audio in terms of musical or analytical. I just do not find much value in this distinction.

HEy, its music! Of course it should be musical! But so what? Ask 10 people what musical means and you will get 10 different answers.

THat leaves us with analytical. WHo would want to listen to music that is analytical but not musical? Data from STTNG maybe? OR Mr SPock? Not people.

SO in the end this distinction really serves no purpose. Listen with your ears and decide what sounds good or right to you. Once you have it, then you can let the adjectives flow to describe it. Analytical is not likely to be one of those if it sounds like music to you.
No sound from speakers without amp.

Amp got it easy without a source.

No hear sound without ears, brain.

My ears look funny. How about yours? When I cup my hands behind them everything becomes more musical! Cheap tweak! Girls laugh though. Bummer!

How many audiophiles understand the intricate details of how the brain works?

How many neurologists even? Any audiophile neurologists or neurosurgeons out there? Please help us.
"Truly great speakers result only when a great pair of ears work with a great brain in tandem."

Bingo!
I'm sticking to my position in my first post. This is really a futile discussion.