I think his viewpoint is spot-on. The goal of most audio systems should be to accurately reproduce the original waveform. If you want to add &quot;warmth&quot; or &quot;color&quot; or whatever to the sound, it&#x27;s better to quantify what that means, then purposefully distort the audio in a dedicated device (or in software).<p>Think about what life would be like if displays were built and reviewed like audio tech. Imagine companies like NuForce and Schiit sold screens that didn&#x27;t accurately reproduce colors. Owners of these displays would praise them for their &quot;warmth&quot; or talk about how much green colors &quot;pop&quot; or whatever. It would be absurd.<p>We can actually measure contrast ratio, color accuracy, viewing angles, etc. That&#x27;s how we evaluate displays. People who prefer a different gamma or white point change it in software. They don&#x27;t buy defective monitors. But switch the topic to audio and people forget all that. It&#x27;s bizarre.