- Every speaker and / or system sounds different. But, they are all supposed to sound the same. So, what's accurate? No one with any sense really knows for sure.
- Speakers are indeed the soul of your system as much as no two people are alike (see above).
- If you want to hear it, I imagine you will. Who am I to say no to that? It doesn't hurt anything.
- Never under estimate analog source material. Those 40 year old records sound great.
- Never under estimate high bandwidth digital (SACD and 24 bit digital) they sound great too.
- a very good system will never like all your source material. That's normal. Some source material is simply good music that sounds bad.
- Near field listening will get you there sooner. Your room was never a part of the original recording (those ambience reflections are already in the music). So, keep your room out of it if you can.
- Buy quality components you enjoy. To replace cheap equipment that you like, that died, will probably end in frustration as it isn't available any more (it' all broken by now!). Better to have nice things a long time. And, they hold their value if you have to part with them.
- Speakers are indeed the soul of your system as much as no two people are alike (see above).
- If you want to hear it, I imagine you will. Who am I to say no to that? It doesn't hurt anything.
- Never under estimate analog source material. Those 40 year old records sound great.
- Never under estimate high bandwidth digital (SACD and 24 bit digital) they sound great too.
- a very good system will never like all your source material. That's normal. Some source material is simply good music that sounds bad.
- Near field listening will get you there sooner. Your room was never a part of the original recording (those ambience reflections are already in the music). So, keep your room out of it if you can.
- Buy quality components you enjoy. To replace cheap equipment that you like, that died, will probably end in frustration as it isn't available any more (it' all broken by now!). Better to have nice things a long time. And, they hold their value if you have to part with them.