@bluemoodriver,
"..but there's a kicker: after we all confirmed that we could hear meaningful differences, Wilson whipped a fake component shell off the digital source and revealed that with the Wilson speakers we weren't listening to the $20,000 CD player that had been used for the competitor's speakers, but an Apple iPod playing uncompressed WAV files!”
"Airplay is red book standard now, and blind testing tells us differences in rates above that are inaudible."
Even through premium priced products.
That was a little naughty of Dave, but he proved his point though, didn't he?
Perhaps we would all do well to remember these valuable little lessons?
Otherwise we can risk ending up like the art critic that was extolling the qualities of a particular work of art.
Only to later discover that it was created by a chimp. Beauty might well be in the eye of the beholder, but apparently not if they are wearing a blindfold.
"..but there's a kicker: after we all confirmed that we could hear meaningful differences, Wilson whipped a fake component shell off the digital source and revealed that with the Wilson speakers we weren't listening to the $20,000 CD player that had been used for the competitor's speakers, but an Apple iPod playing uncompressed WAV files!”
"Airplay is red book standard now, and blind testing tells us differences in rates above that are inaudible."
Even through premium priced products.
That was a little naughty of Dave, but he proved his point though, didn't he?
Perhaps we would all do well to remember these valuable little lessons?
Otherwise we can risk ending up like the art critic that was extolling the qualities of a particular work of art.
Only to later discover that it was created by a chimp. Beauty might well be in the eye of the beholder, but apparently not if they are wearing a blindfold.