Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
For me it (and using a digital source) it sounds closer to the 'control room' sound. So I'd agree it can be 'stark'. That's the sort of sound I go for, personally, although I'll grant that I tend to be in the minority.
Having been in control rooms, not as an audio engineer but as an occasional session musician in my youth, I'd say a control room is a workplace and would not typically provide the sort of sound I would want in my living room. Any more than I'd want my kitchen to resemble an operating theatre. But I guess it takes all sorts.