Lynn has some interesting views, and certainly makes some valid points. I have often bemoaned recent music's terrible quality compared to some older stuff - not only the "limited" resolution of 44.1kHz/16 bit that Lynn complains of, but then the studio goes and compresses the shit out of the sound so the level never drops below -10dB!! Even though it's just a pop song it once had a lot of detail and now it's just mush.
Linkwitz has a good site too, I was interested in his Crossover page until he hit the hardcore maths and then I tuned out pretty quickly!! He certainly seems to be quite strong willed as well
Doug Self also has a fair bit of reading material on his site. He gets into the nitty gritty of distortion in amplifiers and that was quite an intense read.
It's interesting to note who places the bias on their ears, and who trusts their oscilloscope more. Different designers have clear influences, and some of them do little tweaks with golden-ears present until something "sounds" better and others insist that there is no difference because they can't hear it and can't measure it.
Like you say though, one of the most important values to hold is the ability for someone to prove you wrong. Without accepting that you can be wrong, you never learn. As such it limits your ability as a designer.
