Just how much should you rely on one part of your HiFi chain compensating for imbalance in another?
For example if you have speakers with a prominent bass, you can aim to correct that by choosing cables, amps and sources which individually or together are tonally bright. But surely the problem then is if you shove a pair of neutral headphones on you're going to get an unlistenable sound which will shatter your spectacles at twenty paces.
So surely it's better to have tonal neutrality from the source to the end of the speaker cable, then choose speakers which tonally suit your taste and room accoustics
For example if you have speakers with a prominent bass, you can aim to correct that by choosing cables, amps and sources which individually or together are tonally bright. But surely the problem then is if you shove a pair of neutral headphones on you're going to get an unlistenable sound which will shatter your spectacles at twenty paces.
So surely it's better to have tonal neutrality from the source to the end of the speaker cable, then choose speakers which tonally suit your taste and room accoustics