Audio reproduction is a matter of taste?

[Norton]

Yes, domestic music replay is inevitably a matter of taste, regardless of how we attempt to dress that up.  The reason being that the ultimate  purpose of domestic replay is  pleasure, which in turn is why much “objectivism” is redundant and also why subjective opinion is valid - most of us on this site are human and like so many areas of human pleasure, if one person likes it there’s a good chance many others are likely to too (no sniggering at the back).

 

People can gain pleasure from listening with a DAC that sounds good to them  but measures badly.  I can’t see many persevering with the opposite.