Do you trust your ears more than measurements?

Measure?  "Yes!"

But, I've yet to meet an audio analyzer that ...

... experienced listening fatigue

... got it's power plug tapping when totally engaged and fully resonating with the music

... got misty-eyed when a trailing female vocal is rendered "just right"

Listen Twice.  Measure Once.

@benanders +1

It’s like getting invited to what you think is a dinner party, and it turns out to be a lecture; no conversation, no food, no booze. No fun!

I can almost always tell a tube amp from a solid state amp.  I can always tell vinyl from other sources (and no, it's not because of clicks and pops).  I can tell the difference and tube amps and vinyl sound better to me.  Granted, I had to work my way up the upgrade ladder to get where I wanted to be, but measurements don't really matter to me, unless I need a 1.5 Meter interconnect as opposed to a 1 Meter one.  Otherwise, I trust my ears.

Further on this-- whenever I decide to mess with the placement of my speakers, I always mark where they are currently situated.  Why?  Because I always go back to that placement, not because of the measurement, but because that's where they have always sounded best to me.

@liamowen +1

one last thing.  I get what people say about bias. But my ears are not biased. My ears will not let my mind lie to me! lol . If smthg sounds good it sounds good. If it cost more or cost less good is good if I can save and get better sound then great. If not I’m paying more. Some people also have a price bias. If it’s more expensive I tell my mind that my cheaper stuff sounds better. But sometimes my ears will not let my mind lie to me. lol