I work for myself, currently I work with Sonore on product development, and production. But I am not an employee. Unless I post specifically about Sonore products (which I do not think I have done here, but I might not remember something), I am posting here as a passionate audiophile, without any agenda (promotion, etc) other than to try and learn and understand more about audio component performance. I will say, my position in the Industry does mean I am exposed to (and get to listen to) a lot of different gear, and I have worked in this industry for many years now.
For the most part I appreciate what I understand is the mission of this site, but sometimes I feel some people here go too far in terms of simplifying things in ways which I do not find to be valid. Observation is the first part of the scientific method, in our case, that would be listening. I find it a bit disheartening though, the lack of respect at this site, which is often given to those who might say things which do not agree with the chorus here ("all DACs sound the same", etc). I think if we are really pursuing science, then we should respect peoples' observations (observations are part of science), and then try and use measurements to understand why people hear what they do. The reduction of sonic performance into a relatively simple set of measurements which include only static tones is lacking IMO, and rather than just accept that this simple set of measurements is enough to describe all aspects of audio component performance, I would rather that a more open minded approach could lead to actual advancement in understanding and the development of further measurements.