Human hearing is quite individualized, we are not clear on what all of it means and the measurements don't correlate to what people say they hear.
Thus, personal opinion rules. Audio has no capacity for a photo finish, and even when we do know how it works in ultra fine detail, it will probably remain so.
Audio leaves the literal of mind (in part or in total) in desire and type, who search frantically for black and white answers - hanging by their thumbs.
They tend to find that a painful situation, so they strike out at it.
Since the real issues are not all that clear, people tend to go back and push the same button over and over again, hoping for a different result.
Not going to happen.
