02-May-2016, 15:03
@baconbrain, that's a good reality check, but don't forget the convenience a streaming/music server solution brings! 
The Holly Cole track (I know it, I have the same CD) is a very clean one, and will sound great at any system. A "better" test would probably be a more difficult production/recording.
Yesterday, for example, I heard Florence & The Machine's Shake it off song which I hadn't heard for quite some time, while that used to be one big 'loudness wars' mess it actually sounded better and more 'layered' than I ever heard.
The Holly Cole track (I know it, I have the same CD) is a very clean one, and will sound great at any system. A "better" test would probably be a more difficult production/recording.
Yesterday, for example, I heard Florence & The Machine's Shake it off song which I hadn't heard for quite some time, while that used to be one big 'loudness wars' mess it actually sounded better and more 'layered' than I ever heard.
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