I would kind of lean in Ken's direction.

Maybe I'm just fortunate to not have a lot of crappy recordings/masterings. but I think it's not that the poorly mastered stuff sounds awful as much as it just really pales in comparison to the well-recorded stuff.... which knocks your socks off and leaves you craving more! smile

::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::