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

t_ramey Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 366 posts 05-16-2018 at 01:26pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete You're only hearing laurel because laurel is more expensive and therefore you have the expectation bias that laurel is better. Pretty obvious...
seikosha Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 205 posts 05-16-2018 at 01:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I get more of a Yanmi. For the life of me, I can't pick out Laurel though.
xti16 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,495 posts 05-16-2018 at 01:56pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete At and watching it on TV I could only hear Yanny. But at work with $25 computer speakers I only hear Laurel.
tutetibiimperes Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 202 posts 05-16-2018 at 02:45pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I can only hear Laurel.
mofimadness Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,152 posts 05-16-2018 at 03:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I can only hear Laurel also.