Yanni or Laurel?

Is this why some reviewers/audiophiles hear differences others can't?

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/dont-rest-on-your-laurels/560483/

I only hear Laurel and my wife only hears Yanni.

ihor05-16-2018 1:05pm

mofimadness Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,152 posts 05-16-2018 at 09:25pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Here is the backstory: https://www.wired.com/story/yanny-and-laurel-true-history/
ebm Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,165 posts 05-16-2018 at 09:28pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Should be under the music thread 2 heavyweights for sure??
nonoise Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,382 posts 05-16-2018 at 10:30pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @mofimadness Thanks for the link. Great back story.
xti16 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,495 posts 05-17-2018 at 12:38am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete My son and I just listened to that on my computer. I only heard Yanny and my son only heard Laurel. Weird
ihor OP Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 60 posts 05-17-2018 at 12:39am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Yes, thanks for the back story. It is still interesting that while what one hears may vary among speaker source (tv, computer speakers, etc), different people listening to the same source hear something different.