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Pretty sure the whole stradivarius thing is just audiophilia all over again. EDIT: yeah, pretty much: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradavarius#Comparisons_in

Pretty sure the whole stradivarius thing is just audiophilia all over again. EDIT: yeah, pretty much: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradavarius#Comparisons_in_sound_quality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stradavarius#Comparisons_in_so... EDIT2: "just" was the wrong word. Obviously they're fabulous pieces of art in themselves, and doubtless beautiful to play. But like other art, they aren't valued based on how good they sound/look. I'd like to point out that I care about this a lot less than the tone of my original comment might imply.

rquantz 13y ago
What are you talking about? Edit: oh I see, you think strads are nothing special. Too bad for you.
- brazzy 13y ago
  Audiophiles are people who are willing to pay absurd prices to "high end" audio equipment (like speaker cables for $10k and more) which they claim to be clearly superior in sound quality, while the technical explanations fo the equipment's superiority are often nonsensical and the sound quality is not in fact distinguishable in blind tests. The grandparents is implying that the price of Stradivarius violins is also based on assumed rather than proven quality.
- JonnieCache 13y ago
  I didn't say they were nothing special. Those $15,000 dollar headphones sound amazing. It's that the price is way out of proportion to the quality. It would be fine if people admitted that strads are great largely because they're old and historically important, but they insist that they're superior violins. (Of course, that's still fine. Whatever.) I suspect that violinists are actually able to play to a higher standard on a strad, just because they're so thrilled to be doing so and this makes them focus more/less. This then feeds back into the idea that they sound better.
brazzy 13y ago
Concerning the sound, yes. But the price is at least partually due to the fac that they're also antique collection pieces.
leobelle 13y ago
Getting the chance to play a Stradivarius instrument is a distinctive honor. You're at least going to be listening to a very well regarded musician. This isn't a bose vs beats kinda thing. This is a centuries old tradition.

rquantz 13y ago

What are you talking about? Edit: oh I see, you think strads are nothing special. Too bad for you.

brazzy 13y ago
Audiophiles are people who are willing to pay absurd prices to "high end" audio equipment (like speaker cables for $10k and more) which they claim to be clearly superior in sound quality, while the technical explanations fo the equipment's superiority are often nonsensical and the sound quality is not in fact distinguishable in blind tests. The grandparents is implying that the price of Stradivarius violins is also based on assumed rather than proven quality.
JonnieCache 13y ago
I didn't say they were nothing special. Those $15,000 dollar headphones sound amazing. It's that the price is way out of proportion to the quality. It would be fine if people admitted that strads are great largely because they're old and historically important, but they insist that they're superior violins. (Of course, that's still fine. Whatever.) I suspect that violinists are actually able to play to a higher standard on a strad, just because they're so thrilled to be doing so and this makes them focus more/less. This then feeds back into the idea that they sound better.

brazzy 13y ago

Concerning the sound, yes. But the price is at least partually due to the fac that they're also antique collection pieces.

leobelle 13y ago

Getting the chance to play a Stradivarius instrument is a distinctive honor. You're at least going to be listening to a very well regarded musician. This isn't a bose vs beats kinda thing. This is a centuries old tradition.