His new thing is he pissed off all the youtube reviewers and said he can't let them review his speakers because they don't know how to set them up properly. The only way he would invite a challenge is if you go to his place in Texas because you have to hear it in his room, which to me translates as, wtf good are a pair of speakers that aren't adaptable to multiple conditions? Anyway, they all fired back at him and there is/was a youtube drama over it all.
His measurements? How can anyone trust those he shows actually belongs to what he claims. When someone will lie to you about components and tube connectors, or fudge the definitions of what really audibly counts, they can't be trusted at anything. If he tried hoodwinking people like this where I grew up, he would get beat up, or at least a super wedgie. This is how you can tell when someone grew up around easy people that never challenged him, just by the bald-faced bs he spews. I have no use for the guy or his face. I hate being lied to, and I hate predators.
The problem is, he didn't end up being a real player like much of his would-be competition turned out to be, so he has to prey on the gullible just to keep being paid what he must feel is his rightful entitlement.
Only time I have spec'd better parts was from a longevity standpoint because I build for me, and I keep things forever. Basically I look at the expected lifespan of the components, weighed against how long I listen every year on average. Even then, it's only typically the next step up, or mid tier, which is pretty much how I buy everything I own, with regard to actual value.
