You know, I think most of us would actually prefer a neutral piece of gear - - - - - if we lived in an ideal world. And by ideal world, I'm talkin' about some kind of parallel universe to where most recordings sound fantastic, and that we have access to materials that can pass along an electronic signal without imparting any kind of audible fingerprint. Pretty kickin' right?
Sigh. If only....
Back here on earth, the reality of the situation is that most recordings suck donkey D when it comes to sound quality. On top of that, I know of no physical component (not even a conductor!) that can truly sound invisible. This is partly why I applaud the engineers who work so hard to build gear that they feel is 'true to the recording'. They have a super tough oar to row. Even if they were to succeed in creating a brutally honest component - the question then becomes - who'd be willing to $$$pay$$$ to hear the truth? Using the current market as a rough indicator, I'd say the answer is a resounding.. "not many..".
Zero...Can you handle the truth? Can you?

9/12 The Changing Frequency of our Humanity
Our selective DNA adapts to environmental change and resonates with the frequency of our biosphere. The Schumann Resonance of 7.83Hz is the fundamental beat of our existence and that of the natural world that we have been nurtured into. Unbeknown to the general population, since the advent of WWII, we have been subconsciously subjected to the systematic broadcasts of unnatural harmonies tuned at 440Hz. This conspiratorial western dominated subversion was suggested to the powers at be on the basis that Verdi’s A of 432Hz was not congenial to population herding, control and material motivation. So, since the Baby Boomer generation, we have been listening out of tune, living out of natural harmony and trapped from our truly creative potential.
We are prisoners to another subconsciousness. Who? One that has many potentially long term ill affects towards our evolutionary process as a species. Our continued existence is dependant upon us remaining mathematically consistent with the universe.
440Hz generational programming is destructive. It’s negative effect compounds with each generation which will eventually lead to our demise.
Believe it or not. :bonkers: