Rebbi that is precisely it, what you say. While the resolution of this speaker is off the charts it isn't the "oh, I never heard or noticed THAT before". That isn't it at all. It is the musical resolution, the connection over any sound. I REALLY believe, at least to me, that it has to do with the near ideal tonality along with the ability to clearly define instruments and vocalists in a soundfield, the better the recording and gear preceding of course the more real it sounds but it isn't limited by the quality of the recordings. There is just this inherent, intrinsic musicality. On a technical note I suspect the real key to the success of this particular design, predating the DeCapo and going back to the MM most likely has to do with the proprietary carbon bass/mid driver being directly connected to the signal being fed without going through any crossover circuit, the DNA of what we hear with this design. I'll bet you could hook up a mediocre receiver to this speaker and still hear this intrinsic "rightness".
I don't believe for a second natural tonality, the real pitch and timbre of voice and instruments can be manipulated upstream. It has to be inherent in a fundamental way that some speakers have and some never will regardless of enclosure, crossovers etc. I find this quality very rare in most of the transducers I've listened to although they may excell in many if not virtually all ways that can initially make them appealing. This speaker doesn't do "audiophile tricks" and technically it might not be impressive to the technically minded observer or measurer but one thing undeniable to me, these gems play back music in a most convincing manner.
I don't believe for a second natural tonality, the real pitch and timbre of voice and instruments can be manipulated upstream. It has to be inherent in a fundamental way that some speakers have and some never will regardless of enclosure, crossovers etc. I find this quality very rare in most of the transducers I've listened to although they may excell in many if not virtually all ways that can initially make them appealing. This speaker doesn't do "audiophile tricks" and technically it might not be impressive to the technically minded observer or measurer but one thing undeniable to me, these gems play back music in a most convincing manner.