As a musician I've always been able to listen "through" the medium to the underlying musical content even if was a scratchy 78 rpm record. (Anyone else old enough to remember them?)
I also believe in the law of diminishing returns. To gain commensurate improvement in performance as one approaches the limits takes more and more capital. Any car sold nowadays can hit 125 mph. To drive at 150 mph costs +$50K.

I'm listening through five Mackie powered monitors and the lfm-1 and am very content. I really like the accuracy and flat response. I can relax and really listen to the music.

Jay