Are audio components the same as musical instruments, and is it desirable to “tune” vibration and resonance?
No. A musical instrument creates music. An audio system re-creates the sound of that instrument as it has been captured in the recording. The recordings that we play on our audio systems have captured a musical event and contain the unique and fragile interplay of instruments. To play back these recordings with maximum fidelity we must ensure that our audio systems do not alter the musical signal. Anything, which is added or taken away from the content of the original recording, is distortion. Resonance and vibration have an audible effect on the musical signal that takes us further away from the faithful recreation of the musical event. Each musical instrument captured in the recording has its own unique resonance. That is what makes a violin sound different than a cello and indeed what makes one violin sound different from another. The choice of the actual instruments used and their combination during the musical passage is a very serious matter to the composer, arranger and musician
