In my subjective experience, I have found that brands that market themselves using "great engineering" to differentiate themselves from their competitors have sounded awful to me. dCS, Magico q series, Sanders amps, Bryston amps, etc., all claim to be designed by measurements, but have been very harassing to my ears and / or not emotionally satisfying. This is not just like getting a one time bad serving of coq au vin; I have never enjoyed these after many listening attempts. (Sanders speakers, YG, with its thicker bass, and TAD speakers when used with warmer amplifiers are the only exceptions I can think of.)
At this point I will leave my subjective impressions behind and look to learn how you guys judge sound quality based on measurements.
At this point I will leave my subjective impressions behind and look to learn how you guys judge sound quality based on measurements.