Texture - the name of the game

Audio community in general accepts two systems approach, one for the voices and the other for instruments. A single system that does well on both is still far reaching. I don't know, maybe technology will one day able to realize this objective but for now, absolutely no. 

As what it is today with audio, I felt we were taken for a ride. Yes, another audio conspiracy. I don't think that Hi Res is better sound. Be careful what you wish for. High resolution equates to high fidelity, it sounds nothing wrong, in fact it is logically correct. But there is a big but. Listen for yourself, the sound oozes colossus details but it doesn't sound right. The mids and lows sound like a drag to the highs, there are too many details that wears my brain down. I ended up distracted and a listening fatigue.

I know, I know, organic sounds boring. It is righteous. Texture is king. Texture tells the skin of the substance, realism. It separates a Strad from the pack of violins, a Steinway & Son from the pack of piano, voices and emotion. So, details are only skin deep. 

Secondly, today's sound demonstrates a clear distinction of highs, mids and lows as separate entity. It is far from sounding big. The ambitious goal of a mega system to reproduce a philharmonic sound is futile, I'm sorry. That's why I love to attend philharmonic concert, to be mesmerized by the sound, more so, to learn about real world sound. If I have to convert the sound to dollar and cent, priceless. This is the sound mega systems hope to attain but the performance gap is still big. And this is the sound I compare when listening to mega systems, not by their price tag. You owe yourself a treat to listen to philharmonic sound if you're serious about sound. Not once in the blue moon, but on a periodic basis, we are easily accustomed to sound.

Let me break this to you. The most expensive a system get, the more skewed sound it arrives. Hard to sell generalization at a good price.

To measure a system by its price tag as most audio enthusiasts do is wrong. System synergy and acoustics play a bigger role than audio hardware. I don't go gung-ho with mega systems, I listen to them and judge the sound. 

Without acoustic effort, your system is as good as a beautiful messy sound. You hear detail, you hear the mess as well, hand in hand. Improper acoustic applications land you a peculiar sound and this is a learning curve you will have to embark by your own. You will only get better (with acoustic) with time. The same with speaker placement.