jujueye - not at all mad - I enjoy a good debate as much as anyone
As for the challenge - The rules I linked to are very old - Richard has since opened up the challenge to anyone willing to take it. I have followed many a post by golden ears who come up with every excuse under the sun to discredit his statements. Funny thing is not one of them has ever followed through and taken the test to prove him wrong!
Im not a 'Clarkie' by any means - but I do enjoy his straight talk. Being in the industry for many years it has become very apparent to me that consumers are overly driven by markeneering.