Yes; thats true. I mean't to address something a little different here and without getting long-winded about it. So let me give a short anecdote.
Two times I remmember recorded music to be very emotionally involving. On the AM radio on a summer day at the beach hearing Stevie Wonder singing " My Cherie Amour" on hundreds of AM radios tuned to the same station.
The Star Spangled Banner played at Yankee Stadium during the game after 9/11 over the crappy PA.Thats as important and as good as music can ever get. It has no relation to price/value ratios or sweat-equity; or recording quality or room-placement. Thats what interests me about this thread. It just never can get better than that no matter what it is played on. Does this mean anything or inform our hobby?