There have been some vigorous discussions about this on some other threads previously posted on this subject. You may want to refer to those to get some impressions.
It seems there are 2 camps in this. Those who feel it is definitely an equipment characteristic, and those who feel that it's a psychological thing, or simply the ears "getting used to the sound".
If the previous threads show anything about this, it seems that there isn't really any meeting of the minds on this particualar subject.
FWIW, my position is, that it is definitely an equipment thing, although I don't doubt that there is some adjusting of the ear to the sound. Others will disagree with me.
It seems there are 2 camps in this. Those who feel it is definitely an equipment characteristic, and those who feel that it's a psychological thing, or simply the ears "getting used to the sound".
If the previous threads show anything about this, it seems that there isn't really any meeting of the minds on this particualar subject.
FWIW, my position is, that it is definitely an equipment thing, although I don't doubt that there is some adjusting of the ear to the sound. Others will disagree with me.