OP, if you tune your system to a very high state of tune, you can get to the point where only a handful of recordings sound good. Been there done that. The best tune in my opinion is when only a handful of recordings sound BAD. Work towards making everything sound good even if you loose a little detail or shimmer.
So how can a great system solve less than great recordings
It seems no matter how good a system is, the quality of recording quality takes priority.
Formsome reason nobody talks about challenges of making older recordings sound better. Classics from 70s and 80s are amazing tunes, but even remastered editions still cant make sound qualiity shortcomings all better. Profoundly sad. Some older stuff sounds quite good but lots of stuff is disturbing.
Formsome reason nobody talks about challenges of making older recordings sound better. Classics from 70s and 80s are amazing tunes, but even remastered editions still cant make sound qualiity shortcomings all better. Profoundly sad. Some older stuff sounds quite good but lots of stuff is disturbing.