I have spent the last few days going from one hifi shop to the next with my amp under my arm, auditioning speakers for it.(New and s/h)
Most of the speakers I heard sounded pretty good but all sounded different. I see people who know what they are talking about say that the ideal speaker should sound 'natural'.
My question is, how do I know or anyone else know, how the producer and mastering engineer wanted the finished track to sound?
I took a couple of CDs along with me to compare the sound with different speakers. Some were brighter than others, some had 'squacky' mids, and some had amazing bass. The point being which ones sound like the artist or producer wanted?

here endeth my question.

btw, the amp and CD player I took with me are
Linn Majic
Cyrus CD 6s

Thanks