Is "detailed" audiophile code for too much treble?

If you think about it, a flat frequency response SHOULD provide the most detail because if you have a dip in the response you loose detail through that area, and if you have a peak, you mask detail in other areas.

If you have a flat response to "beyond hearing" it will sound bright because most people are used to hearing "rolled off" highs.

"But since human hearing is not flat, a flat response could yield all kinds of lows and highs a particular listener does not want."

So if you roll off the highs and your ear is rolling them off further, you take too much away. Natural sound is not produced "rolled off".  It goes from infrasonic to ultrasonic.

Another way to look at this, does “reality” have too much detail? Barring the use of excess hallucinogenic drugs, the answer is “no”.

But in music, what is reality?

Just one example that we’ve probably all heard.

When I listen to my system, I often hear a piano miced so that I can hear the action/thump of the pedals and sometimes even the hammers retracting.

I don’t think I’ve ever listened to someone play a song on the piano where I had my head in there and could hear this stuff.

So this IS reality, but who’s reality?