@jeffseight ...To eliminate yourself from the equation, have your ears checked if you haven't. Give you a 'baseline' as to what your personal response really is. ;)
I finally broke down and resorted to aids...I hadn't noticed that birdsong had become absent in my life....😒 Age is something none get to ignore...
@mapman , there's the choices of what connected in what manner to the final reproducer in the given space that has to make the given source sound different Everywhere...
And then there's the thought and intentions one makes in choosing nearly all of the above. Imaging and depth I've got, even near-field...
Makes me want to play with the imaging, but I digress...*S*
I prefer 'flat' as much as practical, but given the space I'm in (that's not a subtle joke, btw), flat out difficult. Long story, no Cliffs' Note on it....
SOTA stuff appeals, but I'd end up wanting 3 pairs of those Atmasphere D's...totally beyond means making a local dealer nonexistent ideal.
A man's got to know his limitations..... ;)
@mike_in_nc ...but where in..? AVL here...