It's kindof like how a singer's vocal quality is largely based on breath noise. Yes, intonation up to 5k is very important, but a singer can't control the breath noises, up to like 7 or 8 k, maybe higher, that are fundamental in bright vocals

Hi I'm Steven. I got into audio quality when comparing my ATH M20 headphones ($20) to my friends Beats Solo's headphones ($200) and I was so confused as to why mine were better that I did more research, bought ATH M40 fs headphones, and have been buying speakers, amps, headphones, eq's, ripping...