^ That's called component synergy
Component synergy... we agree. I long thought that reviewers' comments of a given component are highly dependent of associated components in the playback chain. It's useful to hear different opinions (of the same item) from people with different components in the chain.
A couple of years ago I bought a pair of Klipsch RP600M speakers for a second setup. Well reviewed speakers, very neutral and detailed. A couple of reviewers I read indicated the speakers had a less-smooth, perhaps a little edgy/grating treble with some tracks. I heard that, nothing really bad, but it was there; I had at the time a NAD integrated amp. This year I replaced that amp with a FreyaS/Vidar2 and that effect is gone. Single violins/massed orchestral strings perfectly detailed and smooth. Yeah, system synergy.
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