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

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geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 08-31-2018 at 08:51pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Nothing is immune from the compression meisters. Not CDs. Not LPs. Not SACDs. Not hi res downloads. Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. 🦈
coach59 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 52 posts 08-31-2018 at 09:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I listen to Spotify on my system and it sounds great to me. I listen to my music on my system and it sounds great to me. I listen to some hi rez downloads on my system and they sound great to me. I'm listening to the music, not the system. I have pretty decent rig with a hi end dac. A big music library, pre amp and amp, turntable and all that stuff. I've been able to tune out the system and just listen. Isn't that what this hobby is all about? The music.
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