Bren;
If you are saying anything that colors the sound should be shunned...then why does close to 98% of the professional guitarist use Tube amps to play their instruments rather than the solid state amps?
Who says people are paying for coloured components. It maybe the premium components that can deliver this true sounds. The cheap companent just barely pass the minimum to convey that stream.
Have you actually given premium compnents a critical listen...and we are not talking the Sony's, Denon's , Rotels with the other mass market brands. I'm looking into the Krells, Mark Levinsons, Cary Audio type gear.
