Exactly, we all wish hardware measurements could capture the real essence of music.
What? No, I'm pretty sure you have misunderstood something.
Nobody needs measurements to capture "real essence of music" or whatever, they need to tell us if sound is reproduced correctly. I'm sure all these NADs do just that.
People can of course have different feelings about music reproduced from identical signals based on price or looks of the devices, but think most here don't bother.