Reply to “Comment on ‘Extrinsic origin of the insulating behavior of polygrain icosahedral Al-Pd-Re quasicrystals’ ”

We clarify issues raised in the preceding Comment regarding the viewpoint that the highly porous and oxidized arc-melted polygrain $i\text{−}\mathrm{Al}\text{−}\mathrm{Pd}\text{−}\mathrm{Re}$ samples could reveal intrinsic electrical transport properties of this icosahedral family. Flux-grown single-grain $i\text{−}\mathrm{Al}\text{−}\mathrm{Pd}\text{−}\mathrm{Re}$ samples of superior structural quality do not show insulatinglike behavior, and their transport properties are on common ground with all other Al-based icosahedral families.