The Best Sounding Systems can Play Loudly with Low Distortion

@helomech sometimes I wonder how many Agoners have actually heard/demoed top revealing systems to actually know what you are talking about. 

the definition of the best sounding system is the one you have and I don't (Old Mayan proverb)

sometimes I wonder how many Agoners have actually heard/demoed top revealing systems to actually know what you are talking about. 

Right! And then some properly implemented room correction on top of otherwise reference resolution. 

Volume vs. distortion to determine your systems value is like saying the best cars drive the fastest.  There’s a lot more nuance to driving than speed.  In fact it’s very easy to make a car go fast.  How it feels and handles the road is more important to me.

In this analogy, the levels of distortion would be the “handling” of the road. 
 

The problem is that the vast majority of domestic systems begin to struggle handling the road once the SPLs reach remotely convincing levels. With a truly low-distortion system, you can reach near live performance levels and it causes no considerable fatigue. Those same systems sound better than most at low levels too.