Low level listening

"Big money does not ever equal great sound. And never ever forget that."

It is so easy to attack an absolute statement, I will not bother. Suffice it to say there are many expensive systems that make beautiful music.

Designig to a price point always means compromise...

Bartokfan,
piano is the key in this case.
If it sounds natural in your speakers than the rest of music possibly piece of cake.

Bartokfan writes:

I'm amazed at how poor some audiophiles senses are when it comes to high fidelity.

I'm amazed by your generalizations.

Regards,

Plato,

Good points....perhaps you explained it much better than I did....some audio compression and colouration at low listening levels can actually sound better compared to a perfectly flat speaker (unless you know what to expect at low levels). Mix engineers know this....when they mix something intended to be played very loud then they tend to mix the bass to sound a little thin at lower levels just so it will sound full and accurate when cranked up.