This opens up the whole accurate and faithful to colored and romantic debate. Let’s just say while my own speakers are from the school of thought that no other studio speaker could nail the human voice for broadcasting properly, at that time and some decades ago, they are far from analytical or something I would use to mix and record an album on. As a listener, I’d rather listen to the less than accurate bottom/top octaves overall but give me that midrange that is spot on. That’s my personal preference. I don’t need an antiseptic, stringent, accurate response. Typical studio monitors of reasonable cost are not very forgiving to boot.
Of course some studios have a different speaker in mind when they mix and master. Like the Abbey Road with B&W speakers and some others with TAD and the likes of serious audiophile grade. Who is right? Hard to say. Do you want accuracy or pleasure? Are all your recordings of excellent quality and audiophile grade?
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