The Absolute Sound vs Pleasing Sound

With all due respect to some of our venerable members whose advices and comments I usually enjoy, music is an art but music reproduction is all science and engineering.  Hi-Fi is about high fidelity.  That doesn't mean we are not supposed to adjust the sound of our systems to our tastes, moods and budgets.  However, when I buy a Kind Of Blue album, I expect to hear what Miles Davis intended for me to hear, not what the recording engineer thinks it should sound like.  There is no room here for compromise.  Music reproduction should not be like a painting, it should be like a photograph.  The higher the resolution, the better the lenses, the better the result.  We are allowed to pick the filters to our liking but not to change the composition.  We do have a lot of liberty as to what filters we like but we should thrive to stay close to the original.

@glupson
This is absolutely correct. More and more artists are getting involved in that process to ensure that their message is getting out as envisioned. Thanks for pointing that out. 

@audio2design

We are all in agreement that music is for enjoyment and I would never pretend to force my preferences on anyone, I was merely expressing what they are.  I want to think that if I play a Diana Krall song in my system and it sounds like what I heard in the concert in Brazil, then this is a good start. I don’t need nor do I want the ability to add more body to her voice to make it sound nicer to my ears. That’s just me.