To me, enjoying music and understanding system integration and synergy are two different things. I like both. I often tune my room with House Curve, through speaker placement, sub (pair) settings and acoustic treatment. I appreciate getting someone else’s perspective as they may hear or have experience listening to things that I have yet to uncover or focus on. I wonder sometimes if the bass could integrate better etc. I like forums like this because people share knowledge that can help others get closer to their sound. At the end of the day though, I’ll put on a record and enjoy it as I’m pretty damn close. Other’s perspective have helped me get there - but I know what I like. Also, the journey is pretty great. Help along the way is awesome as long as you stay true to your ears.
Validation
To go along with my post about how competitive you are regarding your set, is this question: Do you need someone to validate the quality of your set or can you be happy with it all by yourself? In my case, no one has heard my set in a long time and I’ve made many improvements. So far, I’m very pleased with what I’ve done, but I do wonder what others might think.
How about you?