Stupid speaker test question...please help a n00b

Thanks guys but as a noob that really boggles my mind. you mean with all of the resources we have online in this day in age and no one is doing distortion comparisons amongst speakers for given decibel levels??? WHY????? cynical marketing reasons?

oh and PS...I would go by my ear but it is so difficult to tell A/B type comparisons. also hearing one place vs hearing it at home...different sources...etc...

We are well beyond my knowledge level (obviously) but I have to say I find this field of 'hi-fi' quite frustrating. There seems to be so much misinformation and disinformation that obtaining any semblance of understanding would require a formal acoustics degree of some variety.

lol thanks guys. i have to say i can't think of another field that is operates in this much of a grey area regarding performance. imagine if cars, computers, machines, or any other engineering devices operated like this. Quite frankly, I don't like this side of hi-fi.