Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why?

"What should make you upset is folks paying orders of magnitude more, only to get a less performant audio device."

I think this about sums it up. Got to save the world from itself.

I feel sorry for the people who blindly believe the BS you're throwing down on your channel. IMO, it's irresponsible and a disservice to the hi-fi community.

I was done with ASR a while ago, and you haven't changed my opinion.

Because once you know, you know. And I DO know. And I'm old enough and my equipment is good enough that I CAN hear differences when I swap out (whatever piece of equipment you'd like to insert here). I trust my judgement. IOW, I trust my ears, (whether you can measure that or not, I don't really care). I don't need your measurements or validation. I don't need your approval. I don't need your channel. And I absolutely don't need your passive aggressive, condescending snarky comments.

Have a great day.

This is the essence of chat rooms and the internet. Of all the stuff you read how do you filter out what is relevant to you. In my opinion measurements of a product are a poor indicator to whether or not you will like it. A good indicator is customer reviews. Look at the opinions of people who bought it. I am NOT a believer in the blind test unless you have a panel of trained listeners and the proper setup. I am a BIG believer in the customer knowing if something is good or bad. If you want to know if product X walks the walk check Amazon, Crutchfield, Audio Advice, Sweetwater, Guitar Center, etc. for customer reviews.  Then check the forums and some professional reviews. Then audition it by leaving it in your system for a few weeks and see what happens when you take it out.

If there was one measurement that was universally best for everyone every manufacturer would produce their gear to fit that measurement in order to compete. I wish that were true but it just isn’t

You started out wanting measurements and a list of equipment, and now it is back to being that none of that matters, and it is all in the ears of the beholder.

@holmz

I felt there is no other way for you to get the info you were requesting about gear.

The measurements of the gear are different than the measurements of how the gear behaves in a room right?

I advocate getting the room right first and yes, in room measurements can indeed make the trial and error process a bit faster (and maybe even less expensive).

Now, to answer your question to the OP of how to separate the real deal from a fable I can’t tell you a single measurement that will get you 100% guaranteed satisfaction that your money was a good investment. If you know a better way than auditioning it in your own room I am open to trying it.

I would not recommend just taking some expensive speakers that measure well and sticking them in a room with bare walls like some of our scientifically minded guests. For casual listening, fine. For critical listening and professional reviews maybe get some feedback from a knowledgeable third party like Anthony Grimani at www.sonitususa.com or Jeff Hedback at www.hdacosutics.net.

@laoman 

You still have not answered if you actually ever check whether Yang sends you off the shelf products or cherry picked ones. This is now the fourth time I have put this to you. Scared?

Fourth time?  I have only seen it now.  First, no, John doesn't send me anything.  He is an engineer there.  I have had a contact there way before John worked there that sends me equipment.

Every Topping product comes with audio measurements -- what OP was asking about.  They were doing this before I started measuring gear.  It is not a surprise then that their gear measures well.  They optimize and verify their designs as part of their own engineering process -- what every audio company should be doing.

As to your allegations, when this came up a couple of years ago, my contact there offered that I go and buy everything I have tested from them at their expense to verify that no golden sample is picked.  I consider Topping very ethical and accept their word that the speak the truth here.

If you have any evidence to the contrary, put it forward.  Otherwise, the allegations are uncalled for.  And at any rate, would apply to every reviewer out there getting company samples which means 100% of the gear sites like Stereophile, Soundstage, joe reviewer, etc. tests.  Have you voiced objections about them in the same manner?

Keep in mind that these are not mechanical product subject to large variations.  Yes, there can be minor differences in performance of components but nothing significant can be achieved.

Finally, members from time to time send me samples they have purchased to remeasure and compare against company supplied ones.  So far, none have produced different results to indicate any gold samples are picked.

I suggest if you are going to call a company's conduct into question, that you work on some evidence to back it.  They surely deserve not having their reputation soiled just because you felt like it.

@coralkong 

I was done with ASR a while ago, and you haven't changed my opinion.

No worries. I am only responding to what people write about me/ASR.  Stop doing that and I won't interact with you.