A good stereo will allow you to hear both the miking and the mix. Some hihats are close miked, and some from further away. Some mixes make the hihat more prominent, and some relegate them to further back in the fabric of the music.
You should be hearing all of that. The word for a system in which the high hat is always prominent is “bright.”
Now, as a drummer, your perspective is different than than the audience, and probably different than what the band, producer, and mixing engineer are trying to achieve in reproduced playback.
You can either reconcile that or look for a system with a brighter presentation. There is no right or wrong. It’s your money, you should buy whatever floats your boat.
You should be hearing all of that. The word for a system in which the high hat is always prominent is “bright.”
Now, as a drummer, your perspective is different than than the audience, and probably different than what the band, producer, and mixing engineer are trying to achieve in reproduced playback.
You can either reconcile that or look for a system with a brighter presentation. There is no right or wrong. It’s your money, you should buy whatever floats your boat.