The only rational criteria for a 'right' sound is 'true to the original'. That is, to hear what was recored on the source material as 'accurately' as possible: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Once you can hear what that is, you can be selective in the recordings you choose. Comprimising at will a favorite performance knowing the sonic quality is inferior.
Anything else is 'mixing' with your system. The problem being you cannot change the mix for each cut of each recording like an actual mixing console can. You are stuck (not wonder audiophiles keep changing components, which the market loves, by the way). And you will never hear the superior sonic characteristics of well produced and engineered recordings.
Hint: many audiophiles who aspire to 'true to the original' end up with dipole speakers. Hmmmm.
Anything else is 'mixing' with your system. The problem being you cannot change the mix for each cut of each recording like an actual mixing console can. You are stuck (not wonder audiophiles keep changing components, which the market loves, by the way). And you will never hear the superior sonic characteristics of well produced and engineered recordings.
Hint: many audiophiles who aspire to 'true to the original' end up with dipole speakers. Hmmmm.