With my audio choices pleasurably and measurably go hand in hand.
The measure I use are my ears, which if I do my research, talk to others, and then choose upgrades wisely, gives me an increase in pleasure.
Pleasurably better, not measurably better
I have created a new phrase: pleasurably better.
I am giving it to the world. Too many technophiles are concerned with measurably better, but rarely talk about what sounds better. What gives us more pleasure. The two may lie at opposite ends of the spectrum.
I use and respect measurements all the time, but I will never let any one of them dictate to me what I actually like listening to.