Pleasurably better, not measurably better

Kenjit comments represents Audio Science Review philosophy.  I just ended a 27 page, 2100+ comment forum here concerning this very subject.  Unfortunately, the owner and some followers of that site came here to lambast our knowledge and opinions which conflict with his and Kenjit.  

Others continued to assault us with not comprehending our choices without measuring them in a blind ABX test and with high end equipment.  I don't know who does that but not any of my friends or even those $500K to $1 million systems I've heard at their homes.  ASR/Amir claims we are fooling ourselves.  They indicate that cables and tweaks are irrelevant in making music sound better (or worse).

This forum says the opposite-if we enjoy what we are hearing, that's good enough.  I have mostly older equipment (oldest-highly modified SME IV arm from 1989) because I want to spend my time listening to my vast music collection rather than testing equipment.  In in my case, if a cable or tweak upgrade works I keep it, if not I return it-audition only.  

The only upgrade I want will be costly as my system already sounds great and is lower cost high end.  A better imaging/soundstaging/ambiance retrieving speaker than a Legacy Focus.

Oresund Space Collective sounds pleasurable on any system!

talking about “measurements” without specifying details is pointless.

one measurement to shed a light on how good system is integrated would be measuring sound distortions, phase and FR in actual room, at listener point. you will be surprised with discovery of how many things inside your home are resonating, reflecting, and impact SQ on mega scale!

@westcoastaudiophile Absolutely, even with my custom listening room, there's the couch/seating, the equipment racks and equipment, speakers themselves and CDs in a corner. 

(If someone is curious concerning my custom room, check out my profile equipment information).  

Everybody’s ears are different...

Yeah… @curtdr But the sound of whatever is playing should be the same.
A measurement sort of puts it all on a common baseline, and removes the ears from the equation.

If someone is curious…

@fleschler the photo is only a bit of a peek in from a window or doorway.
I feel like Chancy Gardner “watching” it.