The science of opinion ...


Some may find this interesting (it is).

Some may find this threatening (it isn't, it is science).

Some may read it and use it to help them understand the dynamics of internet forums.

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0078433
atdavid
Copy / paste from that article (Dr. Ethan Winer, PhD):
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Most $40 CD players sound exactly the same as $4,000 CD players. If they don't sound the same, one or both of them are defective or poorly designed. 
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That's the reason he proudly displays a Walmart DVD player as his "CD player" on his site.

Of course, same holds true for DAC, cables (any cables), Amps, etc. 

And he uses Walmart kiddie stools to hold his bookshelf speakers. When I pointed this out on a FB group, especially with regards how short those stools are, he told me "prove it to me that those stools have any negative impact to his system", then he called me an idiot, threw a graph in my face, etc. etc.
@atdavid, Thanks for the opening link.
I think I’ll stay in neutral, and watch the traffic on the freeway. ;)

@geo, even better link, and more to the point. *G*