U članku "Can You Hear The Real Thing?" autor Barry Willis raspravlja o konceptu "točnosti" u hi-fi industriji. Ističe da, iako neki audio sustavi s određenim snimkama mogu pružiti dojam stvarnog nastupa, većina hi-fi opreme ne može u potpunosti reproducirati snagu i opseg pune orkestra ili suptilnost solo izvođača u intimnom prostoru. Willis sugerira da bi industrija trebala priznati da hi-fi služi za reprodukciju snimljenih događaja, a ne nužno za vjernu rekreaciju stvarnosti. Ova iskrenost mogla bi privući više ljubitelja glazbe koji cijene kvalitetnu reprodukciju snimaka, umjesto težnje za nedostižnom "točnošću".
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His most recent acquisitions were two tall shimmering silver towers backed by a massive amplifier. The whole system - my drive-by appraisal here - is likely in the quarter-million-dollar range. It's an impressive combo, but one more suited to a mastering studio than to a home listening environment.
During a recent session, we heard among many other selections, at my suggestion, Sia's 'Chandelier'. It's a great pop song that I've enjoyed in many situations, but here it was so intensely dissected that every studio trick was viciously exposed, to the point where the recording's coherency fell apart.
My friend's high-end system was arresting in its ability to reveal all, but perhaps that's not always in the best interest of musical satisfaction.