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


After my Audio Science Review review forum, it became apparent that nearly the only way one can determine the measurements of an audio product is wait for a review on line or in a publication.  Most equipment is never reviewed or is given a subjective analysis rather than a measurement oriented review.  One would think that manufacturers used tests and measurements to design and construct their products. 

Manufacturers routinely give the performance characteristics of their products as Specifications.  Those are not test measurements.

I searched the Revel speaker site for measurements of any of their speakers and could not find any.  Revels are universally lauded for their exceptional reviewed measurements.  Lack of published manufacturer measurements is true for nearly every speaker manufacturer I've searched for on line, perhaps several hundred.   Same is true for amps, pre-amps, DACs, transports, turntables, well you get the picture.  Do they have something to hide?   I doubt the good quality products have anything to hide but poor quality products do.  

ASR prides itself in providing "true" measurements that will aid in purchase decisions.   Why don't the manufacturers provide these measurements so that reviewers can test if they are truthful or not?

Then there are the cables and tweaks for which I suspect that there are inadequate tests available to measure sonically perceived differences but which objectivists believe don't exist or are "snake oil."  

Well, please chime in if you have some illuminating thoughts on the subject.   

I would have loved to see manufacturers measurements on my equipment and especially those that I rejected.  

fleschler

 

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bigtwin

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@amir_asr I stand corrected and not ashamed to admit it.  

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That’s all it took for you to “stand corrected” and kiss your master’s ass? 😂😂😂. Go back to ASR, and stop playing your childish games. You know very well what I mean.

 

 

 

thespeakerdude

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@kota1 ,

What point are you trying to make. You know we are in agreement, that we both feel Amir's room is a bit of a disaster, though the smooth dispersion of the Revels will help.

The speakers are measured with a device that measures totally independent of the room it is in. It is equivalent to putting it in a large and very good anechoic chamber.

What other measurement are you expecting?

Cin Dyment: have you ever considered confronting your master on ASR? Or is your ego bigger than his?

 

What an absolute debacle of a post, lol.

The Kraken, the serf, and tons of useless measurements. It's all here,folks.

 

@thespeakerdude 

What other measurement are you expecting?

Uhhhhh yours.... please post your FR along with your system 

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