One of the first things I learned when I started pursuing high end audio was to listen first and... well, over time was to ignore most measurements. There are so many variables that to isolate a couple and attribute the results to them will be too confounding to be helpful. I was trained and professionally a scientist for a decade.
If you want to put together a great sounding system then looking for measurements and applying logic, then making purchases is dead end. You will end up with a very mundane uninspiring sounding system. Listen to well seasoned audiophiles and use observation as you primary tool.