I like to have the totally flat sound. To listen to the music the way the guys in the studio who spent thousands of dollars on it meant it to be heard like. But with listening on a flat curve requires highg end speakers and perfect placement so that you are in the sweet spot. Good clean power is a must also. Cheap speakers, amps and wiring will color your sound and thus require an EQ to get that pure sound back. Unless you like alot of bass or treble, which in that case do as TFABRIS says " fiddle with it until you like it"