Are Audiophiles "Simply Guessing?"

Comments by Pro Musician, Rick Beato written by Robert Archer / CEPro:

https://www.cepro.com/article/pro_musician_rick_beato_audiophiles_guessing

"File size and equipment choice don’t matter"

"Training is the biggest factor when it comes to critically evaluating music"

Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgEjI5PZa78

Came by this while searching for related material. Thoughts? Reaction?

david_ten08-30-2018 9:57pm

audioengr Details Discussions Posts This discussion 3,282 posts 08-31-2018 at 07:03pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The systems used are typically not up to discerning small differences, like that between AIFF and .wav or FLAC and .wav. Give them a good system and make the listeners close their eyes and you would get the result you expect, even with untrained listeners. Training ears is always a good thing. I believe it mostly allows the listeners to tune-out the visuals and focus more on the placement and focus. Steve N. Empirical Audio
audioengr Details Discussions Posts This discussion 3,282 posts 08-31-2018 at 11:02pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Lower the jitter enough and even MP3 at decent resolution is great. I listen to Amazon Prime music at 10Psec jitter a lot using my Off-Ramp 6 USB converter and it sounds fantastic. Locally played .wav files of the same tracks at 24/96 are slightly better, but you need to be in the sweet spot with your eyes closed to hear the difference. Steve N. Empirical Audio