Music is the melodious expression of emotion. Through the skills of the musician and/or production, these expressions are conveyed. When we listen to live music, we tend to connect with these expressions; the more they have satisfied or exceeded our emotional thresholds, the better we feel.
If you listen to live music, the event always shows how musicians synchronise in time; we connect with the melody from it's relationship between notes and beats. In recorded sound, frequencies must arrive at us without any fluctuation in timing - this is the only way we can naturally perceive this relationship. This efffect is known as “musicality”.
Commercial recording processes tend to compromise instrument fidelity. Even so, the hi-fi industry's approach is to recreate elements lost in the process. The importance of musicality is rarely addressed – and successfully at that. Without musicality, clarity, timbre, spatiality and power lose their meaning. It is exactly, as the saying goes, putting the cart before the horse. This is how components can end up unused, or at a second-gear establishment – or dictate listening tastes.
The great news is that whilst recordings are compressed and treated in many ways, in most recordings the overall musicality is preserved.
Absolute Sound’s primary focus on brand choice/system setup is by addressing musical attributes. Once we get the music back is when we focus on the other aspects to complete the experience. You will find us refreshingly free of aftermarket tweaks that are expensive and kill musicality.
We are committed having your system enhance your home by its ability to nourish the souls of you and your loved ones.