My first: Effortless listening.
After this tonal balance and lastly dynamic range
By effortless listening I mean, I don't feel like I have to interpret or filter out anything. Listen to a tape recording of people in an office, and you'll suddenly hear the room they are in. All the echo which if you were in the room your brain would be constantly working to remove. This is what I most want gone.
Related to this, I want a glass smooth and extended tonal balance. I probably like my speakers a little darker or warmer than most.
Dynamic range is important but I can't really listen very loudly. What I want is utter ease of dynamics within the volume I listen to.
The thing I care about the least is precision imaging. Hyper detailed localization of instruments doesn't sound natural to me, and is often achieved by sacrificing the tonal balance.
After this tonal balance and lastly dynamic range
By effortless listening I mean, I don't feel like I have to interpret or filter out anything. Listen to a tape recording of people in an office, and you'll suddenly hear the room they are in. All the echo which if you were in the room your brain would be constantly working to remove. This is what I most want gone.
Related to this, I want a glass smooth and extended tonal balance. I probably like my speakers a little darker or warmer than most.
Dynamic range is important but I can't really listen very loudly. What I want is utter ease of dynamics within the volume I listen to.
The thing I care about the least is precision imaging. Hyper detailed localization of instruments doesn't sound natural to me, and is often achieved by sacrificing the tonal balance.