As a drummer and one who has played gigs with people who have been on gold and platinum Lps and even a gig with a 9 time grammy nominee who turned to me after the 4th song and said "you guys can really play "
Here is my take on what is "Musical" in audio gear
Non musical= words like "soundstage, upper bass, smooth highs, detail etc etc
Musical =. grooving to the beat, nodding ones head, dancing, singing along etc
musicians have no idea what audiophiles talk about...the list of words is endless
In my findings....the more words used to describe a system....the less musical it is.