Read Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy and discover that the physics/abstraction dichotomy is first dramatized as early as the fifth century BC. Collateral reading: The Bacchae by Euripides. The conclusion I draw is that BOTH the Apollonian electricians and the Dionysian aesthetes are necessary contributors to our chosen hobby (indeed, lifestyle) as evidenced in this discussion.
We would have no hobby without the electricians. What we would have might sound like a can of nails without the influence of the aesthetes. As an admitted and accepted (in my orbit) aesthete, I honor those whose talents allow them to plumb the depths of physics in order to improve the audiophile's lot. Their work is essential and many of their tools are used by all of us in our everyday life.
Problem is the electricians continually fail to produce the perfect system. Someday they will do it and we'll gladly give it a listen and critique.
Meanwhile, is there anything to be done but enjoy what we have as we slip into the abyss?