Good for you? So measurements mean nothing to you. Gotcha.
Name me a speaker where "the people who have heard them generally" DON'T "have very favorable things to say about them."
The measurements speak for themselves. If you choose to reject them, it's your prerogative and that's fine, but that doesn't outright make them "a lie".
The M22ti review was part of a bookshelf face-off. Gene, Clint, and Steve had very favorable things to say about the M22s, such as:
"The B&W DM602S1 were adequate overall performers. But it was hard to give them our personal recommendation considering we unanimously believed the Axiom Audio's sounded better and were at a lower price point."
In the same review, they had some very NOT favorable things to say about another speaker:
"We recommend steering clear from the Alon Napoleon system. Although we did not evaluate the Thunderbolt subwoofer, the Napoleon Satellites were less than pleasing to listen to, and were at a price point that their sub par performance was inexcusable."
That should count as an instance where people who have heard the speaker don't have very favorable things to say about them.
And BTW, I didn't say measurements mean nothing. However, measurements by people with a conflict of interest (expensive crossovers that ostensibly fix the very things they are telling me are wrong in the first place) are highly suspect and would require independent verification.
