One of the biggest mysteries in the audiophile community, at least to me, has always been why so many folks seem to forget (or willfully ignore) that we all hear and process sound differently. I really don't think it's much more complicated than that. Yes, high-end systems may deliver more timbre, detail, sonics, etc. for ears to process. But the processing is still done by the same sets of different ears. Just because additional detail may be presented doesn't mean it will be received and processed, let alone received and process in the same manner as Johnny The Jet Audio Pro. Different ears are different ears. And this doesn't even account for variations in listening space acoustics impacting the frequencies that are presented.
There's a reason EQs became so popular and have a rightful place in some audio gear stacks.
As for the omnipotent trolls? Ehh. F 'em.
Just my 0.03.