It's not a stupid question. For it not to be an ignorant question, you would have to know the answer.
I think accuracy and 'high fidelity' is generally the same thing. High fidelity was coined to describe a system that was very close to the original sound, or one that is not 'unfaithful' to what was heard in the studio.
Accuracy is a word used to describe a systems ability to sound like the instrument played. It usually refers to tonal accuracy. Many times a listener determines what instrument is being played by a process of default. The listener knows it's not a trumpet, or tuba, and eventually concludes that it must be a French Horn since they know what it isn't. Tonal accuracy allow the listener to skip this process by reproducing the tone of a French Horn (for instance) accurately enough that it is easily recognized. This is an over simplification of the idea, but I'm trying to be clear.
Nearly no one is really able to determine how accurate their system is since they don't know the sound of each instrument, the make and model of the instrument, and the tonal qualities of the hall or studio in which the recording was made. People might like their systems, but statements beyond that tend to be disingenuous.
I think accuracy and 'high fidelity' is generally the same thing. High fidelity was coined to describe a system that was very close to the original sound, or one that is not 'unfaithful' to what was heard in the studio.
Accuracy is a word used to describe a systems ability to sound like the instrument played. It usually refers to tonal accuracy. Many times a listener determines what instrument is being played by a process of default. The listener knows it's not a trumpet, or tuba, and eventually concludes that it must be a French Horn since they know what it isn't. Tonal accuracy allow the listener to skip this process by reproducing the tone of a French Horn (for instance) accurately enough that it is easily recognized. This is an over simplification of the idea, but I'm trying to be clear.
Nearly no one is really able to determine how accurate their system is since they don't know the sound of each instrument, the make and model of the instrument, and the tonal qualities of the hall or studio in which the recording was made. People might like their systems, but statements beyond that tend to be disingenuous.