I've always been confused by this whole "listening to your equipment" argument. I'm not listening to my speaker, I'm listening to the music coming out of the speaker. And why wouldn't I want that to sound as good as it possibly can? Would I rather listen to someone just learning to play the violin, or Perlman? The idea they are both music so I shouldn't be concerned over the quality, is silly. IMHO
"audiophiles listen to their equipment"
That quote is misattributed to Alan Parsons, as I understand. Anyway saying there's a problem with wanting good sound is like saying an instrument designer, aiming for beautiful sound, could not possibly be a music lover and is only interested in the sound of the instruments. I.e. the sound is inseparable from the music. For me the beauty of the sound, good microdynamics, and so on, are the "doors" to the meaning of the music.