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"Human hearing is not flat" - Right. They're called the Fletcher-Munson Curves. If you don't know about them, google it, because you should. That's hearing / audio 101.
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Yeah, Bell Labs, 1933, I'm well aware
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It's a fact that we do not perceive sound the same. Our ears (from the visible pinna (outer ear) to the middle and inner workings) are physically different, and our brains work differently to interpret what we hear. We also base what we hear on our life's experiences, which are differ greatly.
The KEY is - what DO we agree on?
A lot of audio people agree on how good Beatles, Sinatra, and Steely Dan albums sound. A lot of engineers agree on the Neumann U47, the Neve preamp, the LA-2A compressor. Comparatively few agree on which U47 clone is the best, or whether plug-ins generally sound good.
This, by the way, is exactly why companies who design audio products based on specs rather than sound often fail (or are unrespected).
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What we agree on? Oh please! Last time I checked, this was gearslutz.