Thank you timrhu and czarivey for the visual aids, it helps my comprehension immensely.
I thought I was ok until clearthink brought up "the world of music reproduction systems is shifting from one of widdley-tiddley voodoo to TruFi, which is recognized by all who hear it."
Unfortunately, I have spent years tuning my modest system to produce the most accurate widdley-tiddley voodoo possible. And now I ask, what next!