As soon as the words mods or such get thrown around then the objectivists have to come in and tell us subjectivists that it is all nonsense. The trouble is......90% or more of people reading this thread are subjectivists.......they believe you can hear differences and that these differences are fairly universal......another words....10 people in the same room will usually hear the same thing.
10% of people sitting in a church do not believe what is being said there (you know, they "have" to be there). Those 10% at least have enough common sense to keep their "opinion" to themselves. On a public forum.....no such decorum!.....he he....a rhyme.. You just say your opinion over and over and over again.......well, because, "it needs to be said, it is the truth....and I am saving the world....and....I am smarter than you"
90% of people here believe it is a FACT that all audio gear sounds different and that there are practically NO measurements that tell us what sounds best. It is mostly ART......everyone has an opinion and they are all valid.....for them......but again....most hear the same thing and like the same thing when all are in attendance together (not at a trade show where the level of consciousness is so varied). I am talking small gatherings of people who ALREADY believe in differences and TRUST their ears. I have attended lots of these gatherings......and the consensus is almost always 100%.......and when it is not....it is usually the person who owns a piece of gear that is the dissenter (ego attachment).
We can trust our hearing.....there is TRUTH in audio.....but you have to do many, many, many super critical listening tests to really KNOW anything........and this is why there are so many varied opinions....as there is way too much gear out there and the opportunity to have them at the same time is extremely limited. We are all bozos on the buss.....doing the best we can. What is best today will be tomorrows boat anchor.....that is for sure.
Have a GREAT DAY......blessings and Love.