Let’s be honest, reviews are mostly entertainment to Some degree, whether the format is print, online or on YT. Once the person gets past the facts: the headphone is black, the ear pads are pleather, they’re mostly plastic, etc nothing else really matters or is helpful. Whether it’s headphones or speakers or any other audio component YOU should only draw YOUR own conclusion once you’ve lived with it in your home with your equipment.
It’s a bit naive to solely base a purchase on a dealer demo, YT demo, measurements, or a magazine article when YOUR environment, experience and preferences are the final arbiter of what is good to YOU. Even the Harman gang admit their research is geared towards finding preferences. Are the 46% that didn’t prefer their target headphone code wrong? Absolutely not.