Depends what's important to you. If your emphasis is on clarity of detail I couldn't agree with you more. I loved my Stax earphones for exactly that reason. However, if you want to have a replication of a live sonic experience in actual space, with the music in front of you, not in your forehead, you can't beat listening to well set up speakers, short of going to a live performance that is. The emphasis should be on "well set up".
