Does hearing the best in high end audio make your opinions more valid?

Elizabeth even once one filters out some meaning the  meaning must still actually matter.  

When you listen to live music in various venues or even from different locations in one you realize it is all about getting the most out of the room at hand and every room is different.

There you go again with the post envy.  You should get that taken care of. 

I’ll go out on a limb and say a reliable indicator of a truly good system is it makes all kinds of music sound the best it can, acoustic or electronic. It’s all music. Can’t pick and choose.

Scale is a big factor in cost.   It cost way less to get the best possible sound in a smaller room than a very large one.   Paying top dollar for gear that will go on a smaller room is probably not very cost effective but as said in anything high end bling is a factor for many as well. 

I take every opportunity at shows, stores, peoples houses, live venues, whatever to have opportunities to hear different things and what might sound or work best for me. Does that make my opinion more valid? It does for me and that’s all I can bank on.

You can’t hit the target if you don’t know where the bullseye is. Everyone hears differently and has a different target that they are shooting for. Some targets are more similar than others, some might be total night or day.

Even worse intentioned than not sharing there is such a thing as intentionally obfuscating and talking nonsense.   Most will not go there but for some that is their modus operandi.   Sad but true.   It's just part of dealing with most things in life. High end audio is no exception. 

You would think so but many factors come into play so probably not a reliable predictor alone.