Here's a double-blind test of modern vs Strad violins: http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/blind-tested-soloists-unable-to-tell-stradivarius-violins-from-moder

Here's a double-blind test of modern vs Strad violins: http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/blind-tested-soloists-unable-to-tell-stradivarius-violins-from-modern-instruments/ http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/blind-tested-soloists-un... (spoiler alert: a modern violin won)