Bad news for audiophiles?

In new study a bottle of wine priced at $90 tastes better than a bottle of the same wine with price tag of $10.

http://www.cnet.com/news/study-90-wine-tastes-better-than-the-same-wine-at-10/

geoffkait06-09-2015 8:36pm

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geoffkait OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 14,147 posts 10-13-2016 at 12:20am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Expectation bias is actually a quite different phenomenon from placebo effect. Both are frequently used as "the real reason" why audiophiles hear certain hard to swallow tweaks or expensive cables.
noromance Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,780 posts 10-13-2016 at 12:32pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The worst part is when people think they have to spend 20% of their budget on cables.
geoffkait OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 14,147 posts 10-13-2016 at 04:27pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete noromance 380 posts 10-13-2016 8:32am The worst part is when people think they have to spend 20% of their budget on cables. Some people actually aren't on a budget. Whoa! What!!
dlcockrum Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,105 posts 10-14-2016 at 03:10am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete "The worst part is when people think they have to spend 20% of their budget on cables." And that "little piece of wisdom" (thinly-cloaked snarkiness) contributed to this topic in what way, noromance? Give it a break. Dave
noromance Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,780 posts 10-14-2016 at 03:22pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No snark intended. Funds that would yield better results on other components end up going into expensive cables to compensate weaknesses in the system.

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