@essrand I suggested that you do a simple test and you decided not to do it. You possibly can't explain away what you've done as a review and your reputable reviewer shouldn't put his name to such an amateurish ensemble.
Your sound comparisons are meaningless you don't even mention what you were listening to. It's pathetic gibberish.
Better off sticking it all through Cindy's multimeter.
I really don't believe you know what your listening for. Just like someone at their first wine tasting who likes an Australian Shiraz above a Petrvs.