Your assessment is correct. This is where we are as a society. The problem is that many have bought into the idea that science is the final arbitar of all truth. The bigger problem is that these same people do not adhere to sound scientific procedure. In this instance the science is incomplete because it failed to observe and analyze all aspects of the amp.
I believe a case can be made that they are not interested in science as a tool to find truth. If they did, they would observe and analyze all facets of the amp in order to arrive at the truth. Instead, they see science as something much higher... something to be adored, similar to a god. And this is why they rush to the defense of their perceived science if and when it is threatened. Iow this is Scientism