Ted, you are good...
Agreed you need to trust your ears. However there are a lot people, specially non us, who can not possibly hear before buying. Like my case and surely many others. Is for these individuals that forums like this one has a lot of value if carried out right, and credibility of posters and content is key.
Being this forum the most vast source of info regarding SR products on the Web, there needs to be special care taken on these kind of things. Not sure I would buy that story if I was not a customer myself already. I have banned other manufacturers/products I was considering before for posts that looked to be "cooked".
Now not saying that is the case here. Only it looks like it. I have heard your products (actually I own many of them if you see my system) and think they are good. This include HA, HD, P. AC, T2, Powercell, Apex biwire, Apex XLR, PR, Galileo MPCs...
Now I'm considering some phono and digital, but I'm having some problems lately on recently acquired MPC and PR that I would like to comment with you to see how I can get solved, since I'm not getting a solution from SR post sell. I'm confident it is an isolated case and that it will be solved soon.
Will send you a mail with my particular case, not to get people bored.
Thanks