I'm saying that in a high end system you do use components that compensate each other. If all components sound the same to you, then enjoy Bose my EngineerFriend. You might want to visit the audiologist toute suite or at least listen to compponents in a controlled situation. I never went in for magic bricks or some of the other interesting tweaks I've heard about but when I buy equipment I buy what I like, spec sheets aren't a reliable gauge of sound quality. I'm perfectly happy if you enjoy your music on a spectrum analyser or DMM but I use my ears when making my choices. 30 years of experience tells me I know what I like. BTW, you can reproduce your exremely linear signal into a room that will totally destroy any semblence to the original recording in the original space. For the record, I don't own any Krell or Levinson or McIntosh, my car is the most expensive thing I almost own and my ego can stand other people having different views. Thanks, and Happy Holidays to you and yours.