Sure.
If only we knew everything to measure, and the subjective-weighted impact of each, and we measured each and every one.
if oyu think that’s extreme, the subjective-weighted part was the Bell Labs approach int he 1930s and resulted in A and C message weighting.
Those who purport ot know all are either charlatans or just a little naive.
I sure wish i could make easy measurements and know all i need to! would sooooooo simplify my life.
As a researcher in real electronics i face very similar problems every day and need to fight the "We know it all and know better" of the rank and file. And more importantly "what i know is my security - don;t threaten it". Dont move my cheese. I’m paid very well to shake the tree.
While measurements are very helpful, they are not 100% sufficient. And they certainly do not take into account individual tastes. Make no mistake, many highly respected components have significant distortion - but almost always euphonic distortion of one flavor or another. Before you revolt at that, example A is a Steinway piano, who's rich sound comes largely from the harmonic distortions of its sounding board.