Quote Originally Posted by Thomas_A
Define your view of audible improvement. Is it to reproduce the chain without audible coloration of the signal, or to your own personal taste? (Since it is impossible to reproduce the exact situation of every recording studio in the world, the perfect recreation of the signal as it was heard in the recording studio is not possible.)
You have a mastery for stating the obvious. I have, however, participated in one very nice Telarc recording by the ASO. I do know how that sounded. I know how that hall sounds having been there many a time.

To an extent, the answer to your leading question is some of both: I seek accuracy to the original - subject to my listening priorities given an imperfect world. I will happily give up some performance at the frequency extremes to achieve the most natural midrange.

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