the best CD player between 6'000 - 10'000 $ ?

Just because the Playback Designs designer left Emm doesn't mean he's following Emm. Perhaps he's now free to design without restriction.

Dave

hi dave:

i understand what accuracy menas and i believe i understand what musicality means.

i'm not sure what you mean by accurate musicality means .

could you explain this term ?

thanks.

I'm glad you asked Mrtennis.

If musicality is accurately recorded and played back well it's accurate and musical. Where did the idea that they're mutually exclusive come from???

Dave

An audiophile pas de deux!

Time to pop some popcorn and settle in for the dance.

musicality & acuracy....Where did the idea that they're mutually exclusive come from???

I believe because when you hear a lot of details, pink and white noise on the strings for example, the sound can become a little bit agressive in the mid-high range and the whole picture may not appear so organic ...

it's like standing on the podium in front of a symphony orchestra, your hear "strange" noises and sitting in the hall on the 21th row where the whole acoustic information arrives mixed at your ears ... and loses some details

make the test with a violin player, stand very close and then at some 5 meters ...

the pratice on cables:
-Shunyata Antares gives me less details but shows an organic musical whole picture of the music
- NBS active III is faster, show more details but is less pleasant to hear