Yep, I'm not surprised at the result. We could run the same test next month and it could go 100% the other way with a different group, different music, or different speakers. You have to be very, very careful at extrapolating from 5 people listening to 2 songs on 1 unfamiliar system. It's easy to say it's a "win" if it fits your dogma, or a "flawed test" if it doesn't.
The reality is:
1. None of our blind listening is scientifically rigorous enough to pass muster for a journal. Not even the double-blind tube test.
2. The differences between electronics are relatively small. As we've always said, start with your transducer, then go for electronics--transducers will make the biggest differences.
Hey, you know any other manufacturer running blind listening tests and reporting results counter to their dogma? We're willing to learn, so we're gonna keep doing these blind tests...and reporting the results, no matter how the cards land. I personally think it's a great ego check!