Completely agree!
I think it can be achieved.
Choose your gear carefully, combine well and your system can be extremely revealing whilst remaining easy on the ear and a pleasure te listen to.
Bad recordings won't sound so bad anymore, much will be revealed of them in a way that makes the most out of it, not ruin it.
Agree that one component or cable in a system can ruin this balance.
It is always easy to blame the recording.
"Hey, didn't this used to be a bad recording?"
I have though many times in the past:)
I think it can be achieved.
Choose your gear carefully, combine well and your system can be extremely revealing whilst remaining easy on the ear and a pleasure te listen to.
Bad recordings won't sound so bad anymore, much will be revealed of them in a way that makes the most out of it, not ruin it.
Agree that one component or cable in a system can ruin this balance.
It is always easy to blame the recording.
"Hey, didn't this used to be a bad recording?"
I have though many times in the past:)