It is possible to love a system that is not musically accurate. Just because a person likes the sound of their system doesn't mean it's accurate, and just because a system is accurate doesn't mean you will like the sound of it!
Some people like exaggerated bass, or midrange; that's their personal preference. It all depends what a person is trying to accomplish when establishing their system. Since this is a subjective hobby, anything goes, but there are many to whom tonal accuracy is everything. To reproduce a tone accurately a system has to have an accurate frequency response.
Sdcampbell is correct with his assertion that the room will adversely (usually) affect the sound of a system. A good system in a compromised room will not be capable of good sound. Fortunately it costs less to treat a room than it does to buy new gear. You will not have to sink tons of money into fixing some of the anomolies you are experiencing.
Some people like exaggerated bass, or midrange; that's their personal preference. It all depends what a person is trying to accomplish when establishing their system. Since this is a subjective hobby, anything goes, but there are many to whom tonal accuracy is everything. To reproduce a tone accurately a system has to have an accurate frequency response.
Sdcampbell is correct with his assertion that the room will adversely (usually) affect the sound of a system. A good system in a compromised room will not be capable of good sound. Fortunately it costs less to treat a room than it does to buy new gear. You will not have to sink tons of money into fixing some of the anomolies you are experiencing.