Describe ube sound vs solid state

"IOW it may be flat but it may not sound like it."

Actually it won't EVER sound flat if in fact it is because the frequency response of human ears is not flat.

See the Ear Sensitivity chart here for details and how that affects what we hear when listening to music.

http://www.independentrecording.net/irn/resources/freqchart/main_display.htm

That does not mean that flat frequency response in the sound making system is not a good thing. It is. It means whats coming out is the same as what went in, even if not always pleasant.

Raymoda, I do not consider skim milk healthy. It's just a part of brainwash. All ya have to do is to blend water and milk 50/50

Czar, you might be right about the brainwashing, but I have to admit I pay a premium for many products that I consider to be healthier mainly because they have less of the bad stuff they would have otherwise. Mostly for convenience reasons.

ALthough at home if I am not in a rush I will mix and water down things on my own in order to better fit my diet.

Rsrex, I have already recognized lumpy frequency response in loudspeakers before.
Geoffkait, some of you may have found that, more recently others found the opposite to be true.
Atmasphere, I find tube amps to typically sound brighter than ss amps.
Mapman, flat frequency response as being discussed here is in regard to the relationship of measured input to output.

Mapman:
Wow--what an enlightening chart. Thanks.