Whatever any theories about 'absolute fidelity' say or don't say, back
in the real world some things about systems stand out - with some it's
bass, treble or mids, others it's transparency and detail, and so
forth. I'm one of those guys who's always been very sensitive to the
timbre of acoustic instruments, having been a musician for many years,
and this would apply to anyone that regularly hears live instruments in
the studio or concert hall (or kids practising...). By some fortuitous
combination of circumstances my present system has turned out - despite
some glaring flaws - to be quite uncanny in reproducing the timbre of
instruments.
This isn't a question about fidelity in general, it's precisely about
timbre - what systems or componants can you name that have, for you, an
uncannily realistic portrayal of timbre? I'm interested if there's any
pattern to how to achieve this. Andy