The attempt to install the 'original recording' as the objective standard for judging a system is doomed to failure from the start because It begins with the false premise that there is one, unique objective sound associated with the recording - which of course is entirely dependent on who is listening to it, what equipment is being used, the room it is being listened in, etc.
My own opinion is that of Justice Potter, who famously opined on the subject of obscenity: "I know it when I see it." I can't define the sound of a good home stereo system but - I know it when I hear it....
My own opinion is that of Justice Potter, who famously opined on the subject of obscenity: "I know it when I see it." I can't define the sound of a good home stereo system but - I know it when I hear it....