I totally get the allure of not wanting avoidable colouration like unwanted distortion or deliberate EQ added, but i think that the obsessive hunt for total transparency is daft.
Total transparency from the final mastered recording to your speakers seems like the ideal.... Although I'm avoiding all the variables that speakers will introduce!
I totally get the allure of not wanting avoidable colouration like unwanted distortion or deliberate EQ added, but i think that the obsessive hunt for total transparency is daft.