I second that. Most people don't even know what good audio reproduction sounds like. They've been exposed to car audio, boom car audio, box stereo, concert loudspeakers, table radios, and Ipods. None of these come close to the original sound of the music.

Back in the day (Here he goes again) I recall a customer coming in, listening to the equipment playing (Direct to Disc jazz recording, Denon moving coil cartridge in decent tonarm/table, McIntosh C32 preamp, McIntosh MC 2205 amp, and Kef 105s) and asking, "Where's the bass?" He was experiencing bass reproduction about as good as it got at the time but wanted the uncontrolled, boomy sound he was used to.

Last week I had a gentleman tell me that his Bose surround sound system was the best he'd ever heard and that you really couldn't do better. (sigh)