as a reminder, this thread started because I was wondering why all those who had hired me couldn't tell a difference between a crapbox and a professional preamp. Of course people have different tastes and likings but not being able to hear a difference between vastly different sources just means that your claims are invalid.
and of course, taste isn't something that can be measured or recorded, so it isn't very useful as an analogy of who it is right to crap on.