Best way to compare two releases of same work?

[james45974]

10 minutes ago, Kal Rubinson said:

I would just listen to them because I find it pretty easy to decide which ones I prefer.  Measurements cannot help me because my personal enjoyment is the only important criterion.  All the rest is for demonstrations.

I find this hard to do.  I have tried to compare different masterings of the same recording and more often than not prefer the one that I am more familiar with.  I agree, measurements don't help me either.