My original question was meant to focus specifically on timbrel reproduction - can we expect speaker drivers to accurately reproduce the huge variety of real-world timbres in instruments and voices, and if so to what degree?
Yes.
Certainly enough to identify each and every instrument in an orchestra.
Maybe not by brand or vintage, but certainly by type.
There might be a few gray areas, where my knowledge of "what they sound like" is vague, Euphonium vs Baritone I'd have to guess which was which,, but I would expect to hear the difference between them...
Looks like the euphonium would be a little more euphonious.
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