Your post was rationalizing. I could showing a whole forums of audiophiles convinced of the "accuracy" of their systems, when very few of them know how accurate their systems are. A could show you a whole forum of audiophiles who falsely equate personal preference with accuracy.
Reality does not change due to being on a different forum.
I listen too. I spent most of my life listening for my paycheck. I also used test equipment. Trolling is using the typical mantra that people who understand measurements don't listen. Not only do many of us listen, but we listen far...
You should gave gotten the $10 Apple Dongle for your Iphone, it would have changed your mind.
No maybes. They are right. It is just and uncomfortable truth. Many expensive DACs are flavored though. They are intentionally not accurate. Not all of them, but some of them. Many super expensive ones...
Argumentum Ad Populum ... which I probably spelled wrong. A lot of people think the earth is flat (millions) and far more believe in Homeopathy. A large group of ill informed people does not a good argument make.