This comment from a friend the other day, so there I am thinking, maybe it is. Next record I put on (Bjork Debut) "now it sounds fine" plenty of bottom end, and so on and so forth for the whole session.

No to my point, I've heard it said that a poor system brings everything down to its level a good system sounds good dependent on the recording and a great system always sounds good.

Thoughts on this, am I off up upgrade road or is my system just telling me whats on my vinyl with no added sugar as it were?

I'd say 70% of my music sounds good but certain tunes really are a bit pony.