Good lies' bad lies & mfg's measurements

[Lesterbest]

Audio Measurements: The Useful vs. the Bogus in Consumer Audio
http://www.audioholics.com/loudspeaker-design/audio-measurements

 

[Marantz Fan]

Just like car manufacturers do with BHP. So many ways to manipulate the numbers.

 

[Porkloin]

One would hope we could all acquire a bit of wisdom as the years go by that time is too valuable to spend sorting that stuff out. True pragmatism demands that you turn the key or the volume knob and see for yourself. Bandying about specifications is childs play. It takes a man to articulate experience.