My take away is the world of high end audio engineering is more “faith based” that I had previously understood.
My issue with Uptone is not so much about the actual EtherRegen. It is about the complete dishonesty of their ER webpage. There is no disclaimer clarifying that the design is based upon an unproven audio theory. That no testing has ever been done by Uptone Audio to verify anything they state about the design, or even the core theory.
For me, that is crooked.
If they had a disclaimer, and people still wanted to buy, ok, fair enough. But the website is written in a tone that suggests absolute certainty, that’s there’s no shred of reasonable doubt about the claims. I’m in no position to say that Uptone’s claims are wrong, just that as a company, they lack transparency. And for that reason, they lack my trust. This is more about ethics than audio.