How much is about the recording

@russ69 

The key is to get the music you like to sound as good as it can.

Yes That is the one true goal of a music lover. Music takes precedence over the quality of the recording. 

Also it is a track by The Guess Who 

The key is to get the music you like to sound as good as it can. If you take your system too far in one direction, you'll end up with 3 CDs that sound extremely good and everything else will sound terrible. 

Seriously?
what direction would that be?

if it sounds great with one recording, then it should sound great with 90% of them.
Or maybe my system is “not resolving enough”?

@tomcarr +1, utilizing that same grading system as I am culling 2,000 albums down to hopefully 800-1,000 and have to say that I am coming up with about the same #s you have. Enjoy the music

Seriously?
what direction would that be?

if it sounds great with one recording, then it should sound great with 90% of them.
Or maybe my system is “not resolving enough”?

Yes, seriously. I have no idea about what system you have or how resolving it is. That is not my point. On many of the systems I've put together, I can get it to sound absolutely stunning using some very high-quality recordings and the right tune-up. Absolutely knock your socks off. But set up that way 99% of my music sounds like crap. That is not the right direction. You do what you can do to get 90% of the music you listen to sound good. A hot demo set-up only has limited function.  

@russ69 , you have an absolutely great point there, which partially explains why I listen so much more to my secondary outdoor system than I do my main rig (other factors being present, of course).