In article bpd3b.214034$cF.68012@rwcrnsc53,
Dennis Moore wrote:
Well accurate means accurate. Warts and all.
Euphonic by necessarily being less accurate must color or
alter the signal.

No, it most assuredly does not.

The dictionary definition of the term is:

eu phon ic adj. [F euphonique, fr. Gk euphonos: sweet-voiced.
musical] 1: pleasing- or sweet-sounding; ...

Often this covers up some of the less than
beautiful aspects of recordings. Accurate and euphonic
are therefore by definition different. Euphonic necessarily
being inaccurate.

Sorry, but this is simply not true. Again, consider the
definition:

eu phon ic adj. [F euphonique, fr. Gk euphonos: sweet-voiced.
musical] 1: pleasing- or sweet-sounding; ...

A "euphonic" system or a "euphonic" reproduction is simply
pleasing or sweet sounding. It is NO judgement whatsoever about
accuracy.

However, there ARE "euphonic distortions," those spurious
signals that were not present in the original signal that may
by "pleasing or sweet sounding." That's a different issue
altogether.

But let's not corrupt the well-understood meaning o fthe word,
please.

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