that was a good articleā¦ but, what about measurement disparity between rigs? or outlier factors such as chain in measurement rigs, knowledge on how to use said measurement rigsā¦ etcā¦
the other thing that measurements canāt account for as he even states is preferenceā¦ and audio chainā¦
I also wonder about how some people utilize these measurements to tell ātheirā storyā¦ and while maybe not manipulating the data too much, but potentially obfuscating it to make it better/worse than it really is?
So could the biggest lie in audio not really be the measurements, but the biases* of those taking such measurements? Or the inexperience or background to properly take those measurements in the first place?
Measurements are scientific and tell a accurate story, when properly administered. With those measurements one can then get an idea if a headphone/speaker will at least be mildly enjoyable to a mass targeted audience (with appropriate measurement curve in place). Then, one needs to hear it for themselvesā¦ and consider their personal biases on if it will fit their lifestyle and preferences.
Plus donāt even get me started on the anatomy factors that play into ones enjoymentā¦ One only has to go as far as the HEDDPhone thread to see that, for many that headphone sounds fantastic but depending on ones anatomy can be too heavy, not fit right and canāt get a proper seal so wonāt sound its bestā¦etcā¦ or the fact that peoples ears are all shaped differently to some level causing disparity between individualsā¦ how much I donāt know but it is a factor 
throw in even smaller random factors such as sleep level, drugs (coffee, alcohol, hallucinogensā, downers/uppersā¦drugs lol), time of day, elevation pressure, irritation/happiness level, mood, and many, many other factors that play into our moments of listening/evaluation of a thing.
so to sum it up or TLDR: Measurements are fantastic at telling one side of a story and to get majority of people that actually know what they are looking at when looking at a properly administered or explained FR and knowledge of the measurement chain that got it there. With explanation of the ācurvesā applied or any other āthat person did to make it thingsā, one can generally determine if a headphone/speaker is good based on measurements aloneā¦to a pointā¦ as we humans are vastly complex and fickle beasts with many factors that play into our enjoyment of a thingā¦ let alone those that just want to be contrary for contrary sake (sometimes known asā¦ trolls, please donāt feed them)
Sorry for the rambleā¦Iām in a āmoodā lol
*biases can be both good and bad or neutral. I will oversimplify this very complex issue: Good bias is I like vanilla ice-cream over chocolate (or vice verse, also this is a good bias based on ones preference based on trying multiple things and coming to the conclusion of your personal enjoyment of said thing). bad bias is crossing the street to avoid a person based on a taught bias. Neutral bias learned behavior based on experience such as I wonāt touch glowing red things because they will burn me even LEDs lol( sorry early morning and tired couldnāt think of a good example of neutral bias)
