I don't know these people, but I'll say this in response to reading the post from "REG" -- he ain't all wrong, IMO. I think a LOT of audiophile speakers have tweeters that are exciting but edgy and exaggerated. Where I disagree is at the other end. I think a lot of them have bloated bass, too. Bloated bass is not "what music sounds like." But his basic point is one I tend to agree with: Many audiophiles have fallen in love with the sound of hifi and think excited tweeters, bloated mid-bass, and a lot of audio attributes are "musical." It's easy to understand. Even if they heard live acoustic music every day, there are few unadulterated recordings of it around for reference; there really is no reference. So what are we to do? Same old song: for me, it is endeavor to reproduce the recording as accurately as possible within system size and budget limits. For others it is enjoy what they enjoy. But the latter, I think, is the reason why there is so much upgrading and trading going on in the hobby. Audiophiles run from one form of excitement to the next, looking for satisfaction. The excitement is in the music, "audio" can only diminish it.
Tim