defiantboomerang
A hobbyist group is fine, nobody objects to that.Some here have objected - very loudly - and they have insisted on scientific data to accompany observations. That's just silly on a hobbyist site.
But being a hobbyist does not mean that anything goes.Of course. These forums have rules, as established by Audiogon. Those rules govern the site.
In particular, sighted listening is useless to judge sound quality.That's opinion stated as fact.
Blind tests are a but better, but to seriously judge audio quality, one must measure.Surely measurements have their place. But most of the great audio designers insist that listening is also important. Listening and measuring are not mutually exclusive.