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Topic - Blind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius violins from modern instruments - newdreams 10:43:24 04/07/14 (85)

As I have said before, it is very easy to hear the difference in tonality... - Steve Parry 14:59:07 04/09/14 (0)

NO, they could tell the difference. They just liked one of the new ones best - richardl 14:23:59 04/09/14 (0)

RE: Blind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius violins from modern instruments - Ozzie 13:21:28 04/09/14 (0)

RE: Blind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius violins from modern instruments - c1ferrari 22:17:15 04/08/14 (1)

" when the instruments are actually being played by them " - FenderLover 00:33:02 04/09/14 (0)

So what? - Frihed89 15:02:49 04/08/14 (0)

I wonder where they found all those blind violinists? - FenderLover 02:04:27 04/08/14 (0)

Wrong conclusion. - DrChaos 22:12:44 04/07/14 (9)

RE: Wrong conclusion. - newdreams 10:00:25 04/08/14 (2)

You gotta pay $2000 for a decent acoustic guitars! Let's see that demonstrated in a blind test. LOL nt - bjh 11:47:04 04/08/14 (1)

RE: You gotta pay $2000 for a decent acoustic guitars! Let's see that demonstrated in a blind test. LOL nt - newdreams 13:15:12 04/08/14 (0)

YES! THANK YOU! - Jim Austin 08:32:26 04/08/14 (5)

Nicely put. - RC Daniel 16:51:03 04/11/14 (0)

Hear hear! :-)) But .... - andyr 13:25:31 04/08/14 (0)

RE: YES! THANK YOU! - bjh 11:44:15 04/08/14 (0)

RE: YES! THANK YOU! - newdreams 10:08:52 04/08/14 (1)

RE: YES! THANK YOU! - mkuller 20:44:51 04/08/14 (0)

Overall Strads sound better because (overall) the better players get them. Is that so hard to understand? LOL - bjh 19:00:24 04/07/14 (2)

RE: Overall Strads sound better because (overall) the better players get them. Is that so hard to understand? LOL - middleground 19:42:30 04/07/14 (1)

Love you too, Sweetie! nt - bjh 22:45:53 04/07/14 (0)

RE: Blind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius violins from modern instruments - fantja 17:47:34 04/07/14 (1)

RE: Blind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius violins from modern instruments - middleground 04:12:25 04/08/14 (0)

No Surprise - Awe-d-o-file 17:46:21 04/07/14 (2)

And who says audiophiles' hearing is better than average, too? nt - tinear 20:38:55 04/07/14 (1)

I didn't nor will I - Awe-d-o-file 06:25:21 04/08/14 (0)

RE: Blind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius violins from modern instruments - bjh 17:33:28 04/07/14 (0)

How long did they "break-in" their handkerchiefs? nt - tinear 17:26:49 04/07/14 (2)

Perhaps they had them cryo-ed first... (nt) - newdreams 17:30:56 04/07/14 (1)

I believe virgin Pima cotton, organic and un-dyed, is more "Strad." Cashmere sounds more, "Guar-like." nt - tinear 20:36:55 04/07/14 (0)

RE: Blind-tested soloists unable to tell Stradivarius violins from modern instruments - SgreenP@MSN.com 17:12:29 04/07/14 (0)

Happy to kill this thread - newdreams 16:48:18 04/07/14 (3)

An innocent question - geoffkait 05:17:35 04/08/14 (0)

Use the "Alert Moderator" link at the top of the page... - Steve O 17:10:42 04/07/14 (1)

... if you don't have in you to stop yourself. LOL nt - bjh 17:21:20 04/07/14 (0)

Am I misunderstanding this... - welly 16:02:52 04/07/14 (4)

RE: Am I misunderstanding this... - Ozzie 18:08:31 04/07/14 (3)

RE: Am I misunderstanding this... - welly 22:12:48 04/07/14 (2)

RE: Am I misunderstanding this... - middleground 04:18:30 04/08/14 (1)

RE: Am I misunderstanding this... - welly 06:32:57 04/08/14 (0)

Read the link in E-Stat's post... - mkuller 15:15:47 04/07/14 (10)

RE: Read the link in OP - Cpk 15:56:00 04/07/14 (9)

RE: Read the link in OP - Pat D 17:48:25 04/08/14 (0)

RE: Read the link in OP - middleground 04:20:55 04/08/14 (1)

RE: Read the link in OP - Cpk 08:24:39 04/08/14 (0)

RE: Read the link in OP - Ozzie 18:17:50 04/07/14 (3)

RE: Don't play an instrument do you...../t - Cpk 18:26:31 04/07/14 (2)

Haha, cute. - Ozzie 19:27:09 04/07/14 (1)

RE: Not might, will - Cpk 08:38:37 04/08/14 (0)

RE: Read the link in OP - genungo 16:59:31 04/07/14 (1)

RE: Read the link in OP - Cpk 18:19:48 04/07/14 (0)

All violins sound the same! Moving on ... Nt - bjh 15:06:45 04/07/14 (4)

You were being sarcastic, weren't you? - jusbe 00:56:35 04/10/14 (0)

RE: All violins sound the same! Moving on ... Nt - middleground 04:23:20 04/08/14 (1)

RE: All violins sound the same! Moving on ... Nt - bjh 12:12:35 04/08/14 (0)

+1 /-t\ - jusbe 16:28:44 04/07/14 (0)

So.. You think this shows double blind testing is valid? Or that the parameters realy matter? - Elizabeth 14:51:56 04/07/14 (0)

Been Posted, Discussed Extensively - Inmate51 13:12:13 04/07/14 (0)

We've talked about this before - E-Stat 12:59:40 04/07/14 (16)

RE: We've talked about this before - Pat D 17:41:17 04/08/14 (0)

Sounds like a cop-out to me - Feanor 20:23:23 04/07/14 (1)

Would you pay - E-Stat 05:41:10 04/08/14 (0)

Thanks for posting this... - mkuller 15:00:17 04/07/14 (12)

Well, at some point, why don't DBT tests have results doubters expect? - tinear 20:52:01 04/07/14 (5)

RE: Well, at some point, why don't DBT tests have results doubters expect? - DrChaos 22:52:56 04/07/14 (0)

RE: Well, at some point, why don't DBT tests have results doubters expect? - middleground 22:50:51 04/07/14 (0)

RE: Well, at some point, why don't DBT tests have results doubters expect? - mkuller 21:58:37 04/07/14 (2)

Well, that's convincing. Let's all just anoint you as the ARBITER OF SCIENTIFIC TESTING. - tinear 08:00:34 04/08/14 (1)

Blinded by SCIENCE... - mkuller 10:10:02 04/08/14 (0)

It's always about the details... - E-Stat 15:15:36 04/07/14 (5)

Yes, that was the definitive paragraph - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 06:55:22 04/08/14 (1)

Well worded - E-Stat 07:10:29 04/08/14 (0)

Too funny yet... - mkuller 15:17:15 04/07/14 (2)

Even out of tune... - Ozzie 17:45:13 04/07/14 (1)

The test was... - mkuller 20:31:41 04/07/14 (0)

It says that they were comparing "tonal qualities", and if so... - genungo 11:55:10 04/07/14 (8)

You've got to read more carefully - Cpk 13:17:39 04/07/14 (5)

RE: Read more carefully - genungo 13:31:41 04/07/14 (4)

RE: Don't think it was flawed - Cpk 13:45:58 04/07/14 (3)

RE: Don't think - genungo 13:52:43 04/07/14 (2)

RE: Don't think - middleground 04:15:55 04/08/14 (1)

Threatened? All I know is that it tickles... - genungo 05:57:27 04/08/14 (0)

RE: It says that they were comparing "tonal qualities", and if so... - middleground 12:16:46 04/07/14 (1)

RE: "...bloody deaf and silly they were." - genungo 12:55:39 04/07/14 (0)

This is competing with the tube motherboard.. - Iron Knee 11:21:26 04/07/14 (0)

Isn't this just like testing audio gear - audiozorro 11:14:39 04/07/14 (0)

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No Surprise - Awe-d-o-file 17:46:21 04/07/14 (2)

And who says audiophiles' hearing is better than average, too? nt - tinear 20:38:55 04/07/14 (1)

I didn't nor will I - Awe-d-o-file 06:25:21 04/08/14 (0)

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