The listening experience intended by engineers is what gets conveyed, not raw sound

Evidence

Audio engineering is a form of art, where an audible piece of art – music, speech, or other soundscape – is turned into audio tracks, ready for later listening. For authentic reproduction of audio content, the final listening experience created by the audio engineer in the mastering (or mixing) studio should be conveyed to listening consumers. — Ville Pulkki, Matti Karjalainen, Communication Acoustics- An…, 1802