The question to inquire about is: what is the absolute reference in this case?
We, many of us, like "better bass" "more 3D" without any reference to "....cellos sound like this in the Muskervein..." or "drum overtones sound like this in Carnegie..."
In other words, we know what an actual instrument sounds like or else we simply like what instruments sound like with our preamp, amp, cords, line conditioners.
There are silly comparisons to other units' "stage width" or "depth." Nearly no one compares to instruments in their room, or halls. And almost no one even plays an actual instrument that he/she compares to on these sites.
You can have live or you can have faux live. If you KNOW "live" you don't compare to other units: you compare to LIFE.
We, many of us, like "better bass" "more 3D" without any reference to "....cellos sound like this in the Muskervein..." or "drum overtones sound like this in Carnegie..."
In other words, we know what an actual instrument sounds like or else we simply like what instruments sound like with our preamp, amp, cords, line conditioners.
There are silly comparisons to other units' "stage width" or "depth." Nearly no one compares to instruments in their room, or halls. And almost no one even plays an actual instrument that he/she compares to on these sites.
You can have live or you can have faux live. If you KNOW "live" you don't compare to other units: you compare to LIFE.