I would invite the guy over and we'd drink some ale and he'd listen to
my system and say "Hey, you know that's exactly what I intended to
reproduce. Nice job on the equipment selection, my man!" And we'd
high-five and part company.

Really though, my line of reason is that if one can find a sound system
that is able to reproduce the original intent of a recording, then it's
pretty darn close to "perfect," no?