Do you trust your ears more than measurements?

Apples and Oranges discussion. Measurements and listening are too often mixed up and made into some silly arguments that I've seen. Listening is really all that matters, to most consumers, not all. Measurements however can indicate if a piece of gear is capable of doing what it is said to be capable of. Both can be good tools for evaluation, but one does not replace the other. People get all wound up about the sites that perform measurements, for no good reason usually. Measurements show the undeniable capabilities of devices without bias. If a device in testing cannot properly reproduce tones, waves, signals, etc, that device may still sound great to the humans. Listening matters, because the goal is good sound. Measurements and listening do not replace each other. They should both be used to evaluate. 

I’m not dissing measurements.  They are not that important to me as what my ears hear.  The joy the music brings.  My ears tell depth width detail soundstage and musicality. They are what I depend on the most. 

Time to have a real conversation.  I see a lot of comments about placebo. I hear a lot of comments that cables can’t make differences and components that are a certain price are a waste of money.  I try to comment on what I have heard. I can’t tell the next man that what he is or is not hearing.  I think there is a lot of I know more than you in our hobby.  I wouldn’t not comment on people systems that I haven’t heard. I think it’s arrogant to think that those that don’t agree with you about how THEIR SYSTEM SOUNDS THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD! 

@benanders Perfect response to all caps shouting.