Should Speaker Manufactures provide a Frequency Response Graph?

@seanheis1 -- I was reacting to your specific comment in the original post that a review was done "without his [Eric's] permission".  I thought it very odd to strongly imply that a product manufacturer's "permission" is needed before anyone is allowed to publicly give their opinion about a product.   Yours was an odd choice of phrase if you meant something else.  Fine by me if that is a "reading comprehension" issue in your mind,

But, this is a public forum so no one should be surprised at the wide variety of comments in response to a topic like this.  Internet forums are not a good choice if one is looking for a safe space.

@mlsstl permission is the norm so a review done without permission was worth mentioning for contextual reasons...no other implications.   

it sounds like you are trying to justify rude forum behavior. Just treat it like real life...you know the place that's not so safe if you provoke another male ;-)  

@seanheis1 -- I think you are confusing "permission" from a company for a review with notifying them, the latter which is perhaps more common with the "influencer" crowd that generates money from views and the traditional audio web sites that often started as magazines.  To my knowledge, ASR has never asked permission or given notice to a manufacturer prior to testing an item, though they have often interacted with a manufacturer after the review has been posted. I don't think any other company has reacted the way Tekton has -- it is Tekton's behavior that has caused the fracas, not the review itself. As noted before, it was a complete non-issue for months after the original review.

That said, I'm content with what's been posted in this thread and those reading are free to draw whatever conclusions they like.

@mlsstl in this specific case Erin did notify Eric that he was reviewing his product, to make sure he had the correct listening axis. However, he didn't have Eric's permission to review his product or publish measurements....which is the norm for print media and YouTubers who have enough subscribers to be sent product. 

ASR normally doesn't have permission to publish measurements and Amir is the biggest exception to the norm.

Other companies have reacted similar to Eric in that they have threatened litigation. You don't have to go back as far as Bose v Consumer Reports. However, Erin leaked the information and put Eric on blast...that is uncommon. 

@seanheis1 Actually, Erin wrote to Eric to ask questions BEFORE he reviewed the speakers. So, Eric KNEW it was happening.

Erin was above board on this.