but like people say "flat isn't always better to the ear"

I couldn't agree more. I'm not sure what kind of music everyone here listens to (beyond Tony's obvious Rush fetish ), but most of my player is filled with industrial and ambient, with a bit of J-Pop thrown in for good measure. The extra bass really helps. Skinny Puppy really doesn't sound right if you don't feel it in your gut.

Speaking of the ambient music, I was wondering about the visualizations: Since a lot of the music I listen to doesn't go "LOUD quiet LOUD quiet LOUD etc.", I tend to not get a lot of response from many of them. Is there any way to "multiply" the response? Does that make any sense? I'm not as much concerned with accurate sprectrum modeling as I am the OOO! AHHH! factor.