On the whole tend to agree with John view unless you either developing, reviewing or purchasing.
I guess we all different and we get attracted to music for different reasons, generally for me its the organic whole, its about how it brings me closer to the music, but I know other people its different.
I do admit if I was to demo gear I be expecting to hear certain things but this is based on my own bias view of how I enjoy music and does not mean to say its right
In the end we end up with the system our ears and personal bias deserves