Interesting discussion about speakers. I think most speakers end up with some coloring of the sound. This has as much to do with room dynamics as it does anything else. Some speakers are better than others producing stereo imaging - and some are better than others with their low frequency response. However - a good speaker in a bad room can sound all wrong and a poor speaker with some EQ and low volume levels can sound reasonable in a small room. Probably the most accurate speakers have too flat of a response curve for most people to really like their sound. Put two identical speakers in front of a blind folded person - and they will pick the ones played a bit louder - or the ones with some extra bass/treble kicked in. I am also curious about the physics that would result in a speaker sounding better with age. Not saying it isn't possible - but it isn't obvious to me why that would be. At any rate - if you want to really hear a pretty accurate flat representation of the music - get yourself some studio monitor headphones. You probably won't like the sound because you other headphones (or speakers) will have more bass - and the music will sound "flat". It's all relative. For just over $100 (or less if you look around - but be careful about getting ripped off with fake product) - you can get a very nice set of headphones that are not going to add much of anything to the music. Sony MDR-V6's have a long history and are used by many recording professionals (look them up on Wikipedia). You can spend more for headphones - but not really do much better. Yes - there are headphones that have a lot more BASS - but they are a different type of product. I decided to buy a second pair of these so I could listen to something with someone else plugged in. I debated about buying a more expensive pair and figured that the other part would probably sound different. Like a man with two watches - it would be hard to know which one was "right". Audio is complicated. If you like what you hear out of your speakers - be happy. If you think you have great bass - good. However, go find an audio generator - hook it up to your subwoofer and play around from about 18 to 35 hz - and walk about the room. Unless you have put a lot of $$$ into fixing up your room to eliminate reflections - you will find various spots in the room where a certain frequency just isn't there. The spots change with frequency. Room dynamics totally interact with your speakers and change the sound. Headphones really are the only way to eliminate the room from the sound (again - unless you spend a lot of time/$$$ on fixing up your room). BTW - I saw the movie Brave in Hollywood at the El Capitan theater. They had the new setup with two rows of speakers on the ceiling. It was totally awesome. Tree in Boring, OR (who uses a pair of Roger Sound Labs Elans for L/R - Klipsch for the center channel and a couple of small Polk Audios for the rear - along with an old Miller & Keisel subwoofer that I bought on Craigslist with a Hafler DH-200 bridged to run it (400 watts). My Oppo BDP-95's stereo output goes to a homebrew stereo amp using separate LM4562s for each channel with a regulated 15V power supply which can drive a pair of MDR-V6s to uncomfortable volume levels if desired with a dynamic range > 130 db).