Accuracy vs. Enjoyment

I do you guys determine accuracy?
Alan

Hmmmm, so I make my own loudspeakers so therefore can measure them fairly well in terms of frequency response and distortion. They are objectively pretty close to neutral, with no sweetening peaks and valleys that are often the darlings of high end reviewers. 

HOWEVER ! :) 

That has pluses and minuses. Plus: Plays all music and movies reasonably well. My god do they play movies well! 

Minus: Does not thrill you with enhanced vocals, or rock n roll rhythms. 

Also requires a certain amount of volume before they sound their best. 

So, as before, I think tone controls should be used more. 

Best,

E

My system has been shaped toward clarity for years. All other considerations aside. Having achieved it, Backing down just a tiny bit to have a trace euphemistic slide over the rough edges is no problem. At this point I would say very few (one) CD(s) have any annoying elements. (aside from a few with more bass than I want to play through main speakers, and have it annoy the neighbors, earphone stuff).           
I lay the reward on my Marantz SA-10... which has the best D/A conversion I have ever heard.            
I used to need a tube preamp as a fancy tube buffer to do the job of smoothing the broken edges.  But since I went all-in on Furutech Duplex, the fancy tube buffer is just a tiny difference. Basically I do not need it anymore. But I do like to use it anyway.

Come on, cds are never accurate, a lot of music is simply not there. Or as some might say there is simply no available device outside of pro equipment to get it out. Clarity is a good thing but for me it is not above all.

How it compares to live non-amplified instruments. For instance, do drums sound like drums? Do they have the same impact? Do voices have the clarity of actual people singing in front of you? Do acoustic guitars sound real? Bass is a little tougher since most concerts I attend use an electric bass so what I look for there is depth of sound & if it seems in any way bloated or muddy. Impact of course is important there as well.