True, this is astounishing.
I believe that the saying that Studio Profiles sound better than Merged Profiles is a myth that has build up in the last months.
We have never been approached by commercial vendors that there is a potential problem.
On the other hand we have asked a known vendor for Merged Profiles and the respective Studio Profile for a comparison.
I could not hear or feel a difference.
Case closed then.
You should make this sticky, @ckemper.