I don't think it's uncommon or unrealistic to note what gear you use in recording. I often see something like "recorded through a Focusrite 18i20 interface direct to ProTools with no additional processing" in the text associated with demos.
Brian
I say what the signal chain is for the profiling I don't tend to bother with the actual demos.
I will also bear this in mind next time to mention the actual equipment used in recording the demos if that's what people want. Before I started this I asked if people wanted videos and 99% of people said no, they wanted high quality audio. I personally want this too when choosing profiles so went along with this. It's the sound that matters first and foremost.
of course you are relying on the profiler to be 100% truthful here though, it would be easy to massage your demos and not say so, perhaps that's what the OP has experienced and the reason for the thread.
It's a good discussion though.
M