Cannot find perfect sound


I've been listening to supposedly some of the finest speakers that currently exist. These include b&w 800 Series, revel high end, vivid audio, Psi audio and kef blades.

None except the kef blades satisfied my high level standards.

When I play my reference tracks on cheap earbuds I hear timing accuracy that is missing on all the above speakers. Only the kef blades came closest to what I hear from cheap earbuds. 

Explanations please?

I really suspect that none of these high end speakers are accurately reproducing the sound on my CDs despite all the marketing claims about accuracy and high quality sound.

What could there possibly be that my cheap earbuds can do that eludes these super high end speakers?  

I'm not so eager anymore to spend any money until I have a good explanation.

kenjit
Lol;

Poor Guy.......

I said the same thing 

The new stuff is SO bright, now days 
You hear everything that is not “ just right”
Plus, they play it so frickin loud

When ,  I upgraded one component at a time, I always went to my Grado headphones as the “ reference “ to compare it to.
They do everything right.

Anyway , Now my headphones sound “ ok” and my setup is much better

Who would have thought ?

Speaker -Amp combo is the most important part of chain to get right for the long haul

You need to go to a Audio show and hit all the rooms to find out “ what you like “ first.   Ie AXPONA etc

Start with some cheaper  “ soft dome” speakers vs all the hyper resolving, hyper expensive ; then make changes

Or better yet , find an audio buddy who has it done already 
My guess you’ve not heard it done right..
If your into 80’s rock it will never sound good on the good stuff 

Jeff



The obvious question here that seems to be missing from all of this is...
What is the rest of the gear and wire in the system?  Equipment, cables, power cords can all change things on any good speaker. I am very familiar with B&W 800 series. Which ones do you have?
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Hmmm,

Don't know where you live, if you go to RMAF I'll be there Friday for sure. I'll leave a card at Paul's room (PS audio). I gotta meet ya, let's hang out. I'm really curious what you're trying to get to - bring your buds! We can go listen to live stuff around Denver and at the show. Paul REALLY has a lot of insite too for sure - he's a fantastic guy. Maybe Dave Slagle will be there - shows up once in a while - or not. He's got an interesting insite for sure.

I'm considered a 'Subject Matter Expert' for Navy sonar - been at it for years. Know my way around the physics of sound and minored in psychoacoustics @ .Purdue. Perhaps I can take a whack at this...

Those buds may have come from ancient astronauts....