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.
You have no choice. What you hear is measurable. As long as you measure correctly it can be measured. Whether its distortion, frequency response, time smear.
Get your measurements perfect and you will have perfect sound.
I assume you began this topic based on your experience with those SNR1 revelator speakers you built. You chose what looked like good drivers yet ended up with imperfect sound. If you cant figure out why they measure fine but sound bad thats your problem to solve. Thats not an excuse to claim that measurements and what we hear lie at opposite ends of the spectrum.