Right, it seems we're basically saying the same thing as far as opinion goes.

I'm definitely not offended as i pretty much know for a fact that i rely a lot on brand and word-to-mouth. I have little tools, time or money to make much empiric researches for the gear i use. Or even read and understand released documents.

The main point i was making was that the language you used implied some self-evident truth in how a neutral sound is basically good sound, and that goes for everyone. Why would anyone even make any research if it was indeed self-evident ?

I'm glad researches point toward that being the case though, i would really like to convert everyone i know to using more neutral gears.