@mrkrichman man you are spot on. We all hear at different levels. We have all different tastes. We all have things we like and things we don’t like. That’s what drives me crazy about these damn know it alls that say we have some kind of scientific condition that we don’t know we have GTFOH!
I have 4 E/V Sentry III's. One on top of the other left and right, The Top one is turned upside down so the two horns are near each other. They are driven by a Marantz Model 500 for the Low 15's... and a Marantz 250 M that drive the Horns and Tweet's. all being pre-amped by a Marantz 3300. Not Bragging... but to me at Concert Level... they sound really nice.
Enter a fellow Audio Nut bud of mine and he thinks no matter what level you play them at, they suck. LMAO. Than again someone else thinks they are nice but they take up alot of room and could take them or leave them.
So I just put on Pink Floyd or a direct to disc recording....light up a Cigar and sit back and enjoy my stuff. You could say..... "You'll Never Be Unhappy With The Best" But when it comes to reproducing Audio, that doesn't always apply.
I know for a Fact how Live sound ...Sounds. I worked and travelled with Frank Sinatra and a 43 Piece orchestra for about 7 years as well as Acts like Diana Ross. They all had different sound mixers. Some lasted.. Some were fired ..Some quit. Why??? Because the Artist came out during rehearsal and didn't like what they heard.
The only exception was Frank... He just screamed at the band if it didn't sound right on stage in front of a 43 piece band. So..It's all in the ears and Brain Of the beholder....L.O.L.