I have not seen anyone ask what kind of music you listen to. Also you say you are not going back to vinyl. Seems to point to poorly produced digital music. There is so much poorly recorded digital music. That you only have 1% you find objectionable is amazing.
From what I have owned and auditioned a speaker cannot be everything to every type of music. I have heard speakers that just make the highs sparkle and people initially marvel when they hear them. I now have speakers that sound closer to live music, but they do not zero in on the sound of the high hat. So those bright speakers sounded good on 90% of music but were painful on the other 10%.
Avoid the poorly mastered recordings.
From what I have owned and auditioned a speaker cannot be everything to every type of music. I have heard speakers that just make the highs sparkle and people initially marvel when they hear them. I now have speakers that sound closer to live music, but they do not zero in on the sound of the high hat. So those bright speakers sounded good on 90% of music but were painful on the other 10%.
Avoid the poorly mastered recordings.