As opposed to clogging the forum with posts related to photography, but actually meaningless? As in "I got a new lens/camera/printer and I am happy with it"?
Why are you here and reading let alone posting if by your own admission, it's meaningless? What's your posting agenda?
Carl Sagan: "
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence".There isn't
anything extraordinary about what the OP reports for
experienced users who've
actually used custom ICC printer profiles and actually
compared them to others. Something I suspect you have no experience with or you wouldn't need visual evidence from (of all items) an iPhone.
In fact, I've produced a video that discusses that not all ICC profiles are created equally. If you can force yourself to:
1. Stay on topic and learn.
2. Wait on desert or dessert.
3. Cease posting about wine and going off topic.
YOU may actually learn something and SEE exactly what a good profile can bring to the party. I don't expect this as your agenda appears to be sh*ting on the OP's post and observation. But none the less, if you're in a rare mode to learn before posting (on or off topic):
Not all ICC profiles are created equallyIn this 23 minute video, I'll cover:The basic anatomy of ICC ProfilesWhy there are differences in profile quality and color renderingHow to evaluate an ICC output profileExamples of good and not so good canned profiles and custom profiles on actual printed output. High resolution: http://digitaldog.net/files/Not_All_Profiles_are_created_equally.mp4Low resolution (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNdR_tIFMME&feature=youtu.beAs in "I got a new lens/camera/printer and I am happy with it"?
If you're happy with what you have, be happy that you're happy with what you have!