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RE: But how do you prove something that is very subjective?

Testing is how. What you need are two conditions to test for.

Like Does X make a difference or improvement you can hear?

Get a group of enthusiasts and as rapidly as possible switch back and forth between "with and without" and without any indication which was which. Everyone keeps track of A or B sounds best with a variety of music. With enough samples / listeners, one would get a pretty good idea if there was a difference between the two.
Landing on heads 6 out of 10 times means nothing but heads 600 out of 1000 that is something.

Doing this without knowledge of which was which forces one to depend on ears alone instead of what you know and see as well.


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