Steven Wilson CD vs. High-Res: If SW can't tell the difference...

[humprof]

Saw this posted on a discussion thread I sometimes eavesdrop on. Clickbait, sort of, but I sympathize with SW's condition: 15 years ago, I took a test that NPR or somebody put online, with several sound samples available in different resolutions; then, in a blind test, I could tell the difference between 44.1/16 and 96/24 80% of the time. Now, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't hear it.

https://www.headphonesty.com/2024/09/atmos-producer-admits-difference-cds-high-res/

 

[LTW]

No one can tell. It's placebo or the 'concentration effect' (whatever it's called) where you expect a difference so you listen harder and hear 'new details'. There I said it. Keep it civil

I like how Steven is honest about this, especially when he's part of an industry that profits off snake-oil and rampant misinformation.

 

[Thonolan]

No one can tell. It's placebo or the 'concentration effect' (whatever it's called) where you expect a difference so you listen harder and hear 'new details'.

I agree wholeheartedly.