Magico speakers too clinical and fatiguing?

How can there be such a thing as a speaker that is too accurate? The goal of high end audio is to present the music exactly as it was performed/recorded. Of course this is never achieved in reality. At the end, we all have our personal bias as to what we want to hear. Like it or not, that is distortion.

No one here is really in pursuit of perfection. We want to hear our preferred version of deviation from reality. That is why so many spend large sums of money in pursuit of an unachievable goals. Me (not speaking for anyone else) have jumped off that wagon and convinced myself that at my skill and hearing level, I am happy with my modest system. It is so much better than what was available to me in the 70's that I no longer feel the need. Laves me a lot of disposable cash for other fun stuff.

The problem here is that there are too many poor made records. Clean sounding speakers show the defects in the original record and often make it unlistenable. This is what some refer as "too accurate" or "clinical". The solution is - choose what you play wisely. This will cut off 98% of all records ever made, but remaining 2% will bring real enjoyment.

Magico, YG, etc. are for listeners who want the truth. The range of satisfaction may be greater with this level of gear, but when it's right, it's hard to surpass. I'll live with the flaws in recordings. It makes the good ones that much more enjoyable.

@dayglow I think I am the opposite of obsessed with the price. I am saying it's not about the price...

@grislybutter 

You may like the sound of your system, and that’s a good thing.  But don’t fool yourself into believing it performs at a level of one consisting of high(er) quality components. I’m not saying $$ is always the answer, but most of the time you get what you pay for.