Quote larry5729
Bet if you did a blind test, most people would buy the BlueSound Node2i. I added a DAC and had to sell it on Audiogon. The BlueSound sounded better on its own. I call it the Emperor's New Cloths syndrome. If you spend more, you convince yourself it sounds better. However, I am sure streamers costing $3000 to $5000 must sound better. How much better is the real question? Do they sound $2,500 to $4,500 better?
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It’s called expectation bias. I saw a good friend show himself up in front of a room full of guys comparing his £6000 mains cable Vs a £3.50 kettle lead.
The lad doing the switching had double bluffed. My mate was claiming “night & day, you’re all deaf”. Embarrassing.
Thing is, he’s never learned from that experience. He’s too emotionally invested. He believes reviews or anything a dealer tells him, but is oblivious to that real life lesson. Oh well, it’s his money.
Bet if you did a blind test, most people would buy the BlueSound Node2i. I added a DAC and had to sell it on Audiogon. The BlueSound sounded better on its own. I call it the Emperor's New Cloths syndrome. If you spend more, you convince yourself it sounds better. However, I am sure streamers costing $3000 to $5000 must sound better. How much better is the real question? Do they sound $2,500 to $4,500 better?
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It’s called expectation bias. I saw a good friend show himself up in front of a room full of guys comparing his £6000 mains cable Vs a £3.50 kettle lead.
The lad doing the switching had double bluffed. My mate was claiming “night & day, you’re all deaf”. Embarrassing.
Thing is, he’s never learned from that experience. He’s too emotionally invested. He believes reviews or anything a dealer tells him, but is oblivious to that real life lesson. Oh well, it’s his money.