Have a good set of closed back headphones, so will give that a try 👍 I will try a track that seems a bit too up front on my system to see if it’s on...
I would agree if you are talking small monitor speakers like the Yamaha NS10s, but with 5ft tall speakers I'm not so sure those definitions apply. If...
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