Finally, a reasonable post, thank you Larry.
Yes, there are handful of other brands that do offer better performance than the average high-end product, but they are few and far between (Vivid is indeed one of them). However, since you mentioned Toole, let me point out that in blind testing, people opinions become much more predictable. Therefore in a control environment it will be easy to determine which is a better product. and if people will buy strictly on sound, we will have fewer brands around.
Yes, there are handful of other brands that do offer better performance than the average high-end product, but they are few and far between (Vivid is indeed one of them). However, since you mentioned Toole, let me point out that in blind testing, people opinions become much more predictable. Therefore in a control environment it will be easy to determine which is a better product. and if people will buy strictly on sound, we will have fewer brands around.