No, I don't think that my less than thrilling assessment of the tone of that gong is a matter of perception.
I've played a number of musical instruments during my lifetime --- cornet, trumpet, flutes, harp --- still play harp, and I've heard one hell of a lot of gamelan, some I like, some I don't like, but overall I'd rather listen to Ry Cooder.
That little gong is a work of art, its rare, but musically it ain't going nowhere.
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