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Cannot find perfect sound

I've been listening to supposedly some of the finest speakers that currently exist. These include b&w 800 Series, revel high end, vivid audio, Psi audio and kef blades.

None except the kef blades satisfied my high level standards.

When I play my reference tracks on cheap earbuds I hear timing accuracy that is missing on all the above speakers. Only the kef blades came closest to what I hear from cheap earbuds. 

Explanations please?

I really suspect that none of these high end speakers are accurately reproducing the sound on my CDs despite all the marketing claims about accuracy and high quality sound.

What could there possibly be that my cheap earbuds can do that eludes these super high end speakers?  

I'm not so eager anymore to spend any money until I have a good explanation.

kenjit

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If the problem is with timing accuracy, you may want to try out some DSP solutions that address timing as a function of frequency reproduction. Devialet's Speaker Active Matching (SAM) does that. So does Dirac Live Room Correction Suite (which covers the entire chain, including the room). Of course the room should be acoustically friendly.

Some people do not like the result, but on balance I've found that people are extremely pleased when they first hear the improvements possible.

You may also find the Stereophile step response measurements helpful. You can compare the Kef Blade Two to B&W, Revel, Vivid, etc.
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