Enjoyment


Does more accurate reproduction of music lead to greater enjoyment?

See thread on Fidelity for background
johnrob

Showing 1 response by uppermidfi

No it doesn't. Too much personal preference keeps people from even looking for overall accuracy. Everyone has likes and (less often) dislikes that tend to cause them to look for certain details in the music over other aspects of the sound.

People that really like deep, fast, accurate bass will often be willing to give up accuracy in other aspects of the sound to get that overall preference. Most people will say they want their system to be both neutral and accurate, but their preferences override that desire. The same description can be used for every conceivable aspect of the sound.

This is similar to two people attending a concert. While one person might think it was great because an instrument that they really enjoy to the exclusion of others was featured while the person in the seat next to them might did not enjoy it because of the extended French Horn solo. The music was still accurate, it couldn't be any less, but that did nothing for the second attendee.

It's all personal preference!