Intentional artistic distortion (ie many Beatles recordings from Rubber Soul onwards) = good. That's what the recording artists and their teams wanted.
After market distortion (mastering choices done by engineers years later and those defects added by loudspeakers, turntables, amps etc) = bad. You might like them but the original artists, producers, engineers etc might disagree.
Or they might not, especially if enough money rolls in as a result. Ultimately it all depends upon what you the consumer wants to pay for.
After market distortion (mastering choices done by engineers years later and those defects added by loudspeakers, turntables, amps etc) = bad. You might like them but the original artists, producers, engineers etc might disagree.
Or they might not, especially if enough money rolls in as a result. Ultimately it all depends upon what you the consumer wants to pay for.

