Why are people always getting into pissing matches because they think what they have is better

I disagree.
  Richard Galliano is substantially better accordionist than I am and has substantially better accordion than I am.
Even if I practice for the next 5 years 8..10hrs per day, I might not reach his incredible skill of jazz accordionist. 

Read anything by Dan Ariely – especially "Predictably Irrational" – and it will become clear to you pretty quickly. He also has several TED talks you can watch online...

Do a little research, regarding the Dunning-Kruger Effect, for a bit of insight.   Then, factor in the fact that aural acuity often varies greatly, between individuals(ie: when the argument swirls around whether things like burn-in, cable direction, fuses, etc make an audible difference).   To save some time: (http://code.tutsplus.com/articles/do-you-suffer-from-the-dunning-kruger-effect--net-22227) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect)

Taters is the famous Audio Asylum troll Sudz!

Taters, some thread you have started (again). I guess we can expect more attempts at psychoanalysis and yes, you may indeed sitting back smirking at it all. Show more of your dark side :^)