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I certainly wouldn't go that far. Not too many speakers I'd be happy with long-term.
I'd be happier with my dinky little HD650 and PPA setup versus many 2ch setups; it's coherent, has good tonal balance, good extension and reasonable detail. They significantly enhance my enjoyment of music versus non-hifi gear. Speakers with poor bass extension, low efficiency, a bright or strident tone, or lots of drivers -- any of these a good clue I won't dig them (i.e. most of them). Of course, a bad room makes it all worse. On the other hand, a great speaker setup will reach heights that headphones can never touch. A good speaker setup will clobber the best headphone setups in most aspects. But then, there's lots of hi-fi speaker setups that I just don't like at all.
I have been listening to a pair of Bose active desktop speakers having their way with a pair of T-1s on a good headphone amp last week. Speakers are a superior device that you need to spend a grand or more on a reference set of cans to come close. I have been listening to headphones exclusively for too long. So yesterday I installed the DAC in the speaker riq.....oops. I need to listen to my speakers more often.
I certainly wouldn't go that far. Not too many speakers I'd be happy with long-term.
I'd be happier with my dinky little HD650 and PPA setup versus many 2ch setups; it's coherent, has good tonal balance, good extension and reasonable detail. They significantly enhance my enjoyment of music versus non-hifi gear. Speakers with poor bass extension, low efficiency, a bright or strident tone, or lots of drivers -- any of these a good clue I won't dig them (i.e. most of them). Of course, a bad room makes it all worse. On the other hand, a great speaker setup will reach heights that headphones can never touch. A good speaker setup will clobber the best headphone setups in most aspects. But then, there's lots of hi-fi speaker setups that I just don't like at all.