Indeed. If the purpose of a pretty plot is to guide us on what to expect from a product, the plot parameters need to be carefully chosen based on our SUBJECTIVE evaluation of said product. Otherwise, pretty plots are useless.

You have to remember that Shike actually doesn't listen to stuff. I don't think he even has access to the stuff. (Unless his master tells him to buy it.) He just looks at the measurements.

I'm sure he glanced over at GE's site and determined that the measurements here overemphasized ringing based on his comparison of the charts. Mainly because I don't smooth the CSDs, use a lower floor, and use a low rise time for the FFT left window. I even attempt to normalize the levels with a higher weight placed on the upper mids / lower treble compared to the rest of the spectrum. A lot of thoughtful work has actually gone into the math and visualization aspects of the measurements here.

And you are right, many nuances of the CSD presentations have been tweaked to reflect upon what I can and do hear. I wouldn't be posting these if there wasn't good correlation with subjective experience. But you guys already know this. What's awesome is seeing you guys learning the system. At H3, CEETEE called out the minor FR irregularities of the Orpheus while he was listening. He was spot on in indicating all three bumps at 4, 7, and 10kHz.