@David A - We've already discussed the ASR test in enough detail for both of us to understand how we feel about it, I think, so there is no need to re-hash that.
First of all I am not "throwing stones" at the listening reports, as you seem to suggest. As I've said, I have nothing to say about the subjective sound quality offered by ER or whether it might be affected by the firmware update. My point is solely about Alex Crespi's response - it is unreasonable for him to try to make excuses for negative listening reports by pointing fingers at the method which was also used to generate positive listening reports. If he does not trust the method by which the positive reports were obtained he should have said so when they first started coming in. If he does trust it, he should not be making excuses for the negative reports. Simple as that.
First of all I am not "throwing stones" at the listening reports, as you seem to suggest. As I've said, I have nothing to say about the subjective sound quality offered by ER or whether it might be affected by the firmware update. My point is solely about Alex Crespi's response - it is unreasonable for him to try to make excuses for negative listening reports by pointing fingers at the method which was also used to generate positive listening reports. If he does not trust the method by which the positive reports were obtained he should have said so when they first started coming in. If he does trust it, he should not be making excuses for the negative reports. Simple as that.
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