In the end that's what it's all about - enjoying the music.

I guess I'm just saying that the crudeness of B&T doesn't negate the potential use of other sorts of signal processing for me. The signal chain from artist to listener is packed full of filters and other stuff that is essentially the same as EQ, just not as end user abusable. Anyone who thinks that inserting an end user EQ in the chain somehow corrupts the purity of the system by adding something that wasn't there before is deluded. Subject to QoI of course.

As always - IMO and YMMV.