Snarky! The key thing is always how your gear makes you feel when you're doing some active listening. If you feel there is something needing improvement you'll stop listening to the music...I once had to swap some otherwise well regarded cables IMMEDIATELY because they were harshing my mellow. If you want to listen to music and not your hifi, you should hire musicians. Since that's not always practical (and they might steal your beer), you have to use gear that appeals to YOU...you are utterly alone in this. Reviews, although often entertaining, can't tell you how anything sounds to you, in your home, in front of your head. If things sound good together in a system, you're there! And lucky.
