Just because you don't like Cinematic Systems style, don't make the mistake of dismissing his message. Based upon the astonishing number of posts where people are looking to warm up the sound of their systems with, take you pick - tubes, interconnects, power cords, cables, tweaks, etc., I'd say it is fairly common for audiophiles to assemble systems that make significant portions of their music collection sound bad.
I agree with Nrchy that the music industry isn't concerned with audiophile values, but I disagree that it's the fault of the recording engineers. As audiophiles we may not like some of the artistic decisions made in the recording process, but from a technical point of view most major label recordings are well made. As an analogy consider any of the latest big budget Hollywood movies. They may be piss poor films, but the production values (lighting, sound, costumes, sfx, cinematography, set design, etc.) are all first rate. Every recording engineer I've ever met strives for good sound quality. To achieve that within budget and time constraints while dealing with a group of insecure temperamental artists is not little feat.
I agree with Nrchy that the music industry isn't concerned with audiophile values, but I disagree that it's the fault of the recording engineers. As audiophiles we may not like some of the artistic decisions made in the recording process, but from a technical point of view most major label recordings are well made. As an analogy consider any of the latest big budget Hollywood movies. They may be piss poor films, but the production values (lighting, sound, costumes, sfx, cinematography, set design, etc.) are all first rate. Every recording engineer I've ever met strives for good sound quality. To achieve that within budget and time constraints while dealing with a group of insecure temperamental artists is not little feat.