Sounds of Music

Guidelines for the Audio Adventurer This is the first of a series that attempts to guide the budding audiophile in his quest for good sound, and ultimately real 'fidelity', which is nothing but a very close resemblance to the original soundscape, in my humble opinion and experience.  These observations on the sounds of music reproduced in a home setup are mostly the result of years of foolish adventurism, waste of good money, and the realization (with the passage of years) that you need to be honest with your judgment if you are to discover the sweetness of the fruits of your own labour. They may not be the best, but they satisfy a real need in an enjoyable manner. Which ought to be the basic idea propelling all our endeavours, including that enjoyable chase after a playfully evasive fidelity in music reproduction. To Each Her/His Own Except perhaps in the army, people rarely choose to "follow". So the attempt here will be to outline some basic points and highlight so