Does hearing the best in high end audio make your opinions more valid?

I fully understand where you are coming from . I have been in a room with 9 pairs of Shakti Hallographs and countless other tweaks .What works better then tube traps is 4 subs = Distributed bass

@celander 

Validation of that opinion requires acknowledgement of a reference state. 

Exactly. So, is the reference state based on price tag, measurements, opinions of self-proclaimed golden ears, public opinion, ear of the beholder, all of the above?  Is the reference state subjective and individualized, and therefore not universal?  Who is in charge of validating?

When you listen to live music in various venues or even from different locations in one you realize it is all about getting the most out of the room at hand and every room is different.

Validating?
Generally what matters is your own experience. Getting an earful of someone's 'opinion' realistically means you still have to filter the noise from what is meaningful, and relevant.For example Geoff. Perhaps out of a string of 10,000 of his words, the one message that has any meaning is the wires (may) be directional, (and thus worth it to check) that is 'filtering'. LOL

Elizabeth even once one filters out some meaning the  meaning must still actually matter.