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I can only assume @kota1 , that by whack job you mean Amir at audio science? Do you feel you are in a position of knowledge or experience to make that conclusion.

The BS that AES75 recognizes and attempts to address is that you need verifiable standards, not some whack job with a volt meter measuring stuff in his thread bare living room:

It did not take long to figure out that audio science is using a Klippel for speaker measurements. This is hardly a volt meter, and represents the state of the art in audio measurement. I think he runs it in his garage, but it almost does not matter as long as you have enough space. The point of the Klippel is that it does not need an anechoic space or treated room to measure accurately. It is a great tool, though a bit slow as a development tool. The Klippel will export a CEA2034 compliant test report. That is a far more extensive test standard than AES75. The reports that audio science publishes are from within the CEA2034 measurement set and appear to cover most of it. CEA2034 would also be considered "independently verifiable", as it sets out the full test standard, methods of test, equipment requirements, reporting, etc.

CEA2034: Standard Method of Measurement for In-Home Loudspeakers

This standard describes how to determine the frequency response, directivity and maximum output capability of a residential loudspeaker. It is intended to determine the audio performance of a loudspeaker, not the loudspeaker’s ability to survive a given input signal. This standard applies only to loudspeaker systems, and not to raw transducers.

This contrasts with the AES75 standard, which has one, and only one function,

Abstract: This standard details a procedure for measuring maximum linear sound levels of a loudspeaker system or driver using a test signal called M-Noise.

I don’t consider his apparently very high end electrical test gear "a volt meter" either and fail to see how his thread bare living room will make any difference on the measurements. From my colleagues, apparently the standards around electrical performance tests are not extensive and all over the place. They also say it does not matter much as long as the fundamentals of the test is communicated. The speaker testing is well beyond anything anyone else has done previously in online reviews. I don’t know all the ins and out of the electrical testing, but even if there are flaws, it still appears far more detailed than what has been done previously.

I will comment that listening is not done as per AES20, but no audio reviewer comes even close. AES20 requires a stereo pair, but it also places requirements on the room and placement, as well as the requirement for blind testing. Without an optimized conforming listening room, single speaker listening will provide the most repeatable results which appears to be done.