Is Diana Krall really ten feet tall ?
it comes back to your references, well well expressed by @desktopguy AND your preferences for distortions you like or don’t even know why you like them.
two paths forward: systems faithful to the source signal and flavors humans like for whatever reason...
in our short time here, assuming one go many should seek out a system that performs the latter - some of us with multiple systems seek out both and can realize with a big smile the flavorization
I know of some Artist studios with excellent monitors - say a stacked pair of VLR ( only stacked because of duty cycle and SPL ) where the final work product rows a fine line between Cortez the Killer and Comes a Time.
have fun, enjoy the music and the journey
it comes back to your references, well well expressed by @desktopguy AND your preferences for distortions you like or don’t even know why you like them.
two paths forward: systems faithful to the source signal and flavors humans like for whatever reason...
in our short time here, assuming one go many should seek out a system that performs the latter - some of us with multiple systems seek out both and can realize with a big smile the flavorization
I know of some Artist studios with excellent monitors - say a stacked pair of VLR ( only stacked because of duty cycle and SPL ) where the final work product rows a fine line between Cortez the Killer and Comes a Time.
have fun, enjoy the music and the journey