I don't necessarily mind effort spent on making sure that music is presented properly-- what I mind is when it supersedes all other concerns about the music.
> A good sounding catchy tune is something work spending that little bit more time on.
But in reality most of your customers want a ton-frakk of compression, loudness and filters on that catchy tune so it ultimately sounds HUGE on the tiniest phone, radio and car speakers... so all that audiophile mixing and dynamics are completely lost anyway.
A good sounding catchy tune is something work spending that little bit more time on.