probably due to having a bigger dose of close-up highs beamed directly into the ears. Also, nearfield just gives an immediacy you will not get from farfield listening, for much of the same reason that headphones and IEMs do, the room has less of an effect. I preferred modest listening ...
The goofy looking Michelin Man is a life form to the right brain -- something more than just a cartoon character. I am not talking theory here. The right brain's cognitive connection to life is is validated by recent brain research. All this boils down to the fact that if you fail ...