There are the 4 classic categories of information:
1. The things you know you know
2. The things you know you don’t know
3. The things you don’t know you know
4. The things you don’t know you don’t know
We can only construct devices to measure things we know about. Those devices typically have a much higher sensitivity, accuracy, and repeatability than an unaided human is capable of, including all types of outlier hyper acuity. By definition there is a category of things we just don’t know to measure. Maybe there are things we could measure if we thought of it. Or things we wouldn’t even know how to. That’s where subjectivity picks up. I’m not sure why I like it better and I can’t describe exactly what the difference is, but I like it better. Joy is a state of mind. If you tell me that objectively two things are the same and if I have a clear preference then it’s all in my mind, how is that any less valid? So I’ve fooled myself. Maybe someone will come up with a meditation program for better sound. If a breathing technique and guided visualization can get people to walk on hot coals, then why can’t it make your stereo sound better? Keep your ear on the prize. Better sound. By any means necessary. That doesn’t mean I’m going to spend money I don’t have though. I’m not signing up for a meditation retreat either. I’ll just keep muddling through doing the best I can with what I know and what I can learn. It’ll probably take the rest of my life. I’m okay with that.