My CD-based system got it. Each step was an improvement towards reproducing the soul of the music. Long, arduous journey, wading through lots of audio BS. For my system, it turned out to be tubes everywhere, even in the CDP. NOS tubes. And the most transparent cables I could get my hands on, which did no harm in other areas. My goal was always transparency, but with soul. If a new piece was more transparent than the old, but my system lost some of its soul, out it went. I always figured if I had to settle, I'd settle for soul over transparency. Fortunately, I did not have to settle. I have transparency WITH soul - and am thrilled.