CHEAP vs EXPENSIVE violins - Can you hear the difference?

Can you win this challenge? Listen to 5 violins and see if you can determine which one is worth 10 Million dollars based on sound alone, and comment below your guess!
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[@RobLandes]

Before watching the answer, comment here which violin you think is the 10 Million Dollar Stradivari and I'll see if you were right. No cheating!

[@MisterMeeM]

I Think its Nummer 4

[@loldddddgt1322]

Man be playing meme music on strads.

[@lordben3787]

I Think its number 5

[@aadishtamaskar6961]

I guess its 4

[@KoiLost]

Number 4?

[@TacoFusion]

I would be scared to touch something worth 10 million dollars

[@joileangie]

I would be scared in the same room

[@HomebrandFishfood]

Ewwwwww t series

[@KikinCh1kin]

There was one time i punched the glass surrounding a $40million something or other at a museum. I was like 4 and guess i didnt like it.

[@adamkang4522]

I would be scared if l just looked at it

[@dustintsai1839]

All violin shops have their expensive violins insured...

[@yaretzi1495]

If you give me the 10 million violin I will make it sound like a 53 dollar violin

[@2shadowsoul]

That’s oddly specific🧐

[@danielallen4650]

@@2shadowsoul he's saying that this guy can't play.

[@2shadowsoul]

@@danielallen4650 Wouldn’t a 1 dollar violin have been a better metaphor though? I‘m just saying that it’s oddly specific. Perhaps they have a 53 dollar violin at home but never play it🤷🏼‍♂️

[@juanprieto8942]

Same lol

[@yaretzi1495]

@@2shadowsoul I can Change it, if u want.

[@ShutterAuthority]

Very interesting. $450- 1000 seems like the point of diminishing returns for the untrained ear.

[@Virtual_Odyssey]

Yoo hey shutter authority I love my videos and you inspired me to make blender videos in my other channel

[@rustyreese4006]

I agree with that assessment. I'm not a violin player at all but tone is very important to me when I buy guitars. Tone can also be very subtle. From what we get sound wise in this video, the #4, and #5 were my favorites. But what really never comes through in video is how it feels in the hands while playing, and that is the best point to start from for me personally.

[@argi0774]

Not just for the untrained ear. That's where you are completely wrong.

[@pipelineaudio]

AND for the trained ear, as famously proven on pile after pile of properly blinded tests

[@jaycoleman8062]

An accomplished musician can make even an entry-level instrument sound good..

[@SoMagicalMichele]

Without hearing them in person, I prefer the 5th violin. Not surprised to hear it wasn't the most expensive. I have found that my preference in other instruments is always the "second" best.

[@Durzo1259]

I picked #5 too. It's like the richer you are, the less you get for what you pay for. Spending $10 million for $200,000 worth of violin and the rest is just to brag that you can spend an extra $9,800,000 for nothing.

[@samuelhugo3387]

thats probably because Number One best is usaully placed there by the maximus snobs and usually follows all the snob rules and construction to the maximum (weather or not its actually better) and thus second best that gets there by less snobisms includes more inovations but snob opions keep it #2

[@GabriTell]

I also felt #5 nicer than #4. But to be fair, the Strad is hundreds of years old xd

[@nathanbedfordforrest9546]

@@samuelhugo3387 It’s mostly because of history.

[@richardcarter5314]

I enjoyed #5 the most, #4 next and #2 the least.

[@bakaqua121]

*"Oh look!, it's a $10M worth violin!, let's play meme songs with it!"*

[@takumi04]

Lmao😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[@mileena_san649]

😹😹😹😹😹😹💔💔💔💔

[@oaterberg]

There not only meme song lol how dare u ,🤣

[@curtisniebergall4767]

So tru

[@akirafan28]

meme songs? 🤨

[@joy844]

Now let’s give those to a beginner violin student and hear how all those will sound like a $5 violin

[@audreytamara2103]

😂

[@runcamyt]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@jacksonvillereclaimedwood6709]

Lol! Exactly! That guy is a bad ass. He made all of them sound good. Not all equally good but you get the idea.

[@dlp3673]

I started this year, I am not good, but I am trying

[@rrbb219]

You are so right lol. Was thinking the same thing. It more depends on the person

[@OurMagicalNature]

I consider the cheap Amazon to be the most valuable violin for it provides people wanting to learn violin the means to develop this new valuable skill. So having such a starter violin and starting a passion like that is priceless.

[@stephenhookings1985]

Except it sounded so bad!

[@Jessica-el3dc]

It also forces someone to make it sound developing a greater skill

[@maryb2798]

That's not the point. The point was which sounds the best, and it's obviously not that one!

[@argi0774]

@@maryb2798 Maybe in this case. There were blind tests, where experts preferred a plastic violin over the Strad. And they not only preferred it, they actually were convinced they picked the Strad. I think that speaks for itself. And for the bias.

[@o2mar528]

When I started, my teacher told me to rent a good violin instead of buying a cheap one (until I knew I liked violin and wanted to invest in a better one). It was a really good advice because you would get less results on a bad violon and I don't know if I would have kept the motivation to learn.

[@Silversnapdragon]

With 4 and 5, you can hear the bow gripping the strings. They have incredible response and crisp, clean start and finish.

[@rinapurnamasari780]

I knew that the second one was the cheapest because my violin sounds like that. I need a new one

[@lemonlime-brawlstars3676]

kids everything! SAMEEEEE

[@solarmoon0595]

I feel you!

[@katelynwood4067]

Omg I’m worried now cause I paid $500 for my violin but it sounds like the Amazon violin😅😭

[@stacysmom3825]

Same with my cello

[@JulieWallis1963]

kids everything! A spoiler alert would have been appreciated there! 😡

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

“Can you hear the difference between cheap and expensive violins?” LingLing: With enough practice, you can too

[@Nozid2613]

Just Some Guy without a Mustache a twoset reference I see :0

[@loldddddgt1322]

Damn what happened to the mustache, how tf do u have so many accounts.

[@madsmikkelsen7161]

@@loldddddgt1322 ah, i see you're a man of culture as well.

[@lindseybarney3402]

Amaaaaazing

[@pineappleplaguedoc]

you follow me on every video i watch...

[@safetydepartment]

I was surprised to find that my favorite sounding violin of the bunch #3 was the $450 student grade. Second favorite was #5. I honestly didn't like how dark the $10m strad sounded, but #2 was so obviously the cheap amazon one. This makes me feel better about buying a $700 Schuster&Co as my first violin. If I had spent any more $$$ the difference in sound would probably go unnoticed by me. I'm thinking this will last me for a long long time, if not for life

[@axlcrush]

Yup the $450 violin definitely punched way above its price. I could not tell much difference from the rest, except the $70 Amazon which really stuck out as bad.

[@evgeniiamahato5679]

I also liked n 3 and 5 most... that's probably why i can't appreciate high end concerts :)

[@blisslolz7611]

@@evgeniiamahato5679 its easier to tell in person but you can hear the instrument is warm but it doesnt have as many overtones and doesnt resonate well.

[@maxz69]

1st is my favourite violin. 2nd is cheap AF. 5 is also kinda dull.

[@ktheus307]

​@@blisslolz7611On KZbin you can't hear how well the sound propagates.

[@ania5690]

I'm a violinist and was super curious to see if I'd be able to recognize the "best" violin. I placed the first three violins correctly, but I kept being uncertain about #4 and #5. There are probably a few factors here which we can't recognize as listeners, regarding the playability. Rob talked a lot about how it felt to play #4, how the instrument wanted to give back a lot, and I think this is something that only the player can percieve best. To me, #5 sounded nicer than #4, but that's only half of the violin's personality. The other half is how it connects with the player. So I'm curious if I would still have ranked #4 above #5, if I had the opportunity to play it, myself 🤔

[@bobbiemiles-foremaniii8747]

4 and 5 are the best obv. To me. It's more a matter of taste which you like

[@unheilbar]

same here

[@Santhosh-jn2xw]

Hi Ania, similar assessment here, I also preferred the brighter tones of 5/Gagliano and would use it to play something like the Sibelius violin concerto, but 4/Strad when I went back and listened and compared just the last 2 violins, the Strad def had some attitude and grit, i can't really explain but it had a unique sound which set it apart from the rest. It's too bad they didn't have a Guarnerius violin to compare which has some deep tones on the G and soars on the E and it has the ability to project like 1/DiMateo violin

[@benji8845]

To me #4 and #5 were the best and from personal preference I like the sound of #5 better, But Stradivarius violins are thought to really sing in the higher ends producing a "silvery tone" which was what made the difference in my ear

[@Isthisapokeman]

playing megalovina on a 10 mil dollar violin... what a mad lad

[@linheying6611]

Complete mad lad indeed

[@mrlolas5114]

Yeah but nobodu cares about him playing girnos theme

[@uri_9158.]

LOLOLOLAS teh weeb I do.

[@mrlolas5114]

@Enioko you're saying it's common to hear giornos theme coming from a 10mil violin or just more common bc I dunno if anyone can afford that

[@Xarx42]

Megalovania was played with the bells of the big Ben. so yeah, why not? ;)

[@mrduck2480]

Jokes on you,I can make a $10million violin sound like a $10 violin

[@ReaIiPlayBedwars]

Mr Duck I can make it sound like a 10 cent violin

[@ConnyNordlicht]

@@ReaIiPlayBedwars and the 12$ - one sound like 10 M $ - violine, as well!

[@Anderixx]

I can make that everyone wants to give me 10 Million $ for that I stop playing xD

[@lilmeowmeow5383]

DrawWithJesse I can make it sound like a 10 mx peso violin

[@emmazhang7549]

A G 😂😂😂

[@AlexTML]

Very strangly I closed my eyes and I was able to notice which one was souding better and for sure I realized that number 2 never sounded good. Was very sharp and it felt like if someone was cutting on my skin. I knew third did not sound better tham the first and 4th and fifth was confusing, but they sounded a lot better than any of the previous ones

[@AndrewR23]

I 100 agree the second one sounded like at multiple points the bow was screeching on the strings is was not very pleasant to listen to

[@bsheaves]

Some observations I made about the Gagliano vs the Stradivarius. The Gagliano has a “bigger” sound the Strad has a much “richer” sound. The Gagliano is for the assistant concertmaster while the strad is for a cocncertmaster or pure solo work

[@filipesoares1304]

Rob: Im using this songs cause they're good to you hear the difference between the viollins... The truth: *memes*

[@Dorlys42]

He's probably the only guy on earth who played memes on a stradivari xD

[@Zenii]

Bob esponja foda-se achei facil

[@komchopin_3748]

@@Zenii ksksks

[@mjswdc]

Thank you for the layman's terms for regular chums. I'm sure it was fun for many who listened, and to hear common sounds. You did not seem pretentious, I'll just point that out. 🥸🧐🤓

[@archermo3215]

The 3rd one sounds surprisingly good when considered its value

[@MrVlogman101]

Mood. I honestly feel it's almost as good as the Strad, tho not quite as good as the Gagliano.

[@AngelicallyAn]

I thought the same even after the first round! It surprised me (:

[@nadorf75]

yes. I thought it was the 100k...

[@kaori7472]

it sounds very noble

[@TwilightCove]

It’s shocking

[@SVillainG]

Guessing from most expensive to cheapest - 35412 They do sound different, even though I have no musical experience. Also 3 and 5 are very similar.

[@Metalpazallteway]

I definitely knew 1,4,5 were the best but inhad alot of trouble deciding between 4&5. To me they're used in different situations. 4 was very tearful in every performance. But 5 was also vibrant warm but not as tearful as the Stradivari which is ok when changing genres

[@user-em7hz1iu2x]

I thought 5 was the best best to worst 54312

[@kurtheil4922]

Never thought I'd hear Mario played on a 10 million dollar Stradivari.

[@davidbeppler3032]

They were all $70. Tricked.

[@ianian2425]

Me neither lmao

[@billsmith3528]

don't worry you still have not heard it played on a 10 million Stradivari. It is BS to get people to watch the video.

[@davidbeppler3032]

@@billsmith3528 so many claim they knew which was the $10 billion dollar magical instrument....

[@michaelpetrovich2959]

it went down in value in that 5 minutes.

[@clacker5799]

I enter, I hear Giorno's Theme, I stay

[@batsaranganerdene6911]

send B A S S

[@amirsharipov5084]

Im to

[@sure2074]

Me too

[@blastingmaxemes7099]

kono giorno giovanna niwe yume wa ga aru!

[@Clarkbardoone]

Same

[@IrishPotato86]

I honestly thought the Gagliano had a more crisp sound and better responsiveness for the faster songs, especially Mario. The Strad had a deeper, more full sound and really brings out an emotion with the slow song that the other violins just cannot capture.

[@bizerk54]

I think your face says it all when you play the 10 mil violin, you are holding back a smile and you can tell you really enjoy playing it.

[@marijamancic8983]

Every violin is good in the hands of a master

[@bcatypical]

No, the instrument has its own qualities (or lack of) that just ARE.

[@dannyelregio]

It's the Indian, not the arrow

[@vickielawson3114]

@@dannyelregio That's racist.

[@dannyelregio]

@@vickielawson3114 Lol not at all. It's a well known saying used from the time ancient indigenous warriors used bows and arrows in combat, and trained young warriors to stop focusing on the type of arrow that will deal more damage, but in the technique and skill at the moment of the shot, so a versatile warrior will be lethal even with improvised weaponry. The saying survived the test of time and now is used everytime a practitioner tends to focus more on the artifact, instrument or tool rather than focusing on its skills...

[@vickielawson3114]

@@dannyelregio Why not say, "It's the archer, not the arrow." I was actually joking about the racism, but saying archer does sound better.

[@DerekGlenna]

1. A violin. 2. Another violin. 3. Definitely a violin. 4. Sounds like a violin. 5. Still a violin.

[@yongchong4320]

Yes me too

[@elisabeth6526]

Nah there are definitely differences, but maybe its just because I've been playing for almost 10 years now, that I can hear the difference

[@dawnssound]

Lol

[@Jerfish1]

Naw that amazon one was hollow and empty - stood out the most...in the wrong way....

[@adam7264]

#2 was the worst, I could hear that. I bet #4 or #5 to be Stradivarius, they looked older and sounded better.

[@deaddoomed2380]

this video made me investigate how violins work and, as always, it made me mad how people are not capable to explain the quality of an instrument or gear. amazing video btw

[@ishitaaggarwal5218]

1st one was consistently my favourite, and 2nd was the one I liked the least. The 4th one sounded really pretty to me as well.

[@thzzzt]

I hear the differences, but not $10M worth.

[@NeonLine]

like the old guy explained, its not difference in sound that makes it that expensive but supply and demand

[@lionbolt2136]

More like a High Status Celebrity held and used the Violin, that would explain why its so much.

[@LiakatHossain]

To me 70$ and 10 million it's same. I won't buy if anyone offer 10 million one for 10$ :)

[@loravipperman3061]

The man that made them took his secret to his grave. MANY MANY MANY have tried to duplicate but no dice. The few that exist are the only that will ever exist. 😔

[@es3502012]

Yeah, you are the type that would say "I feel the difference, but not 50k", when you compare a Ford with a Mercedes. Things come at a price, a lot of times the big difference in numbers make you say its not worth it, but that's the way it is.

[@ethan073]

The amazon one sounded like garbage, but the $450 sounded surprisingly good compared to the others that cost far more.

[@blaulicht13]

yes. i liked that one a lot.

[@hzuiel]

Instruments in that price range are becoming so good it is hard to justify spending much more unless you plan to be a professional player.

[@redshift3639]

Ethan C it was painful to listen to. Like fingernails on a chalk board!

[@dibrentley7915]

Number 3 was my first pick and the second was the number 4.

[@Textile_Courtesan]

Imho it was my personal favourite to listen to.

[@devinm.6149]

They also sounded pretty consistent on Megalovania to me but the Stradivari seemed the smoothest on the other two songs.

[@graciegracie]

I knew it was No._ because of its sweet and smooth sound, and you were smiling.

[@savannah4439]

As someone who has literally never touched a violin, I liked 5 the best, and 2 the worst. 1, 3, and 4 all pretty much sound the same to me

[@carolineobeirne4566]

Got ya to 100 likes

[@anastasiakempf]

Exactly! I wanted to write the same!

[@SH-kz4fl]

Agreed. I thought number 2 was the only one that sounded noticeably worse than the rest. I think I would save my $9,999,650 and just get the $450 one. And the average person would never hear the difference.

[@tedtrench8487]

As a non musician I thought the exact same thing.

[@disinvis]

я далёк от музыки, но мой выбор аналогичный. Номер 4 близок к номеру 5, но 5 звучит лучше для меня. 2 - ужасен.

[@iii.kelvin]

Me watching this video not knowing a thing about violins: *Hmm, yes the floor here is made out of floor*

[@targetedfox9437]

@Felix Wu it's amazing how you would take time out of your day just to say 9 words that probably nobody will see

[@sibii4325]

@@targetedfox9437 🤣😂😅

[@andrewmoreno9056]

@@psalm3496 craze

[@cottosucks08]

😂

[@armlink3878]

@@psalm3496 😛

[@lisaweinlader1943]

I feel vindicated! #4!! It resonates. It moves me internally.

[@Corrie-_-]

I loved 4&5. They sounded beautiful

[@Anonymised1]

Trying to find the difference on my $1 earphones 😒

[@kyleziggy3203]

Phone speaker here

[@rgotm]

HAHA I've notice it better on my Bose headphones than on my Airpods 🤓👌🏼

[@keiichimorisato98]

@@rgotm $30 pair of head phones, i can hear it too.

[@hariman7727]

$12 dollars, and I can hear the difference.

[@gomezaddams6470]

Cute humor... Lost on many!🐌🌱🐸

[@brandonzzz9924]

I've got to say that I like the Gagliano over the Stradivari. The Strad has very crisp and harmonic tones, and the Gagliano has more soul and weighty resonance, IMO. I like that full sound that melts into the next notes more than the Strad and gives a more visceral feeling in the gut. Plus I can use the leftover 9.9 million to buy a nice house to keep my instrument in.

[@EtherFox]

I felt exactly the same. I speculate it's the age of the Strads that have dampened its resonance.

[@robotspartan9100]

Di Mateo for me, but its close to call. Either way, that or the Gagliano has a better sound than the strad to my ear

[@daveh9753]

I agree.

[@maveric2881]

Gagliano for me too

[@lance1383]

Same here.

[@TOBIAS_111]

I thought that the second one was one of the most expensive, I loved the sound 😅

[@jufredchannel1368]

same with me 😛

[@Riasat202]

One of the few videos where the strad instantly stands out. Great job!

[@randomvintagefilm273]

Too bad we couldn't see the guy in the background sweating as he holds the insurance papers!

[@damonbrown4452]

I love you 😂🥰

[@msXguide]

hahahahahaah thanks for this lol

[@davidkrasovskis734]

I like the sound of Galiano's violin much more than Stradivari's violin.

[@Enigma241000]

Ah yes! Thought so too, made me smile each time I heard him play it.

[@MonicapatelPrecise]

Ah yes! I thought 5th was most expensive

[@4imee198]

Same I guess right the cheapeast and I was between 4 and 5 but I closed my eyes in the last comparison and Idk why I guessed the 5. Anyway I'm gona heart it again 😅

[@DuckLover-tz7bd]

i also got everything right except for that i placed the 5th over the first and fourth

[@ar8mida]

Same! :D Also for me Di Mateo violin sounds better than Stradivari's. .__. Nuff saud.

[@kaylacopass96]

I could definitely tell the difference in each instrument. The Strat is so rich. Loved the Mateo as well

[@semperatis]

The sound seems to get warmer and richer as you go through the selection Rob.

[@brunaamarantecohen4418]

The Stradivarius is amazing, but my favourite is number 5

[@nancyjohnson8363]

By far....

[@paopaosm]

X2

[@fakuridesne]

Yeah. No 5 sound better than strad. Just bcoz strad is well known and rare, that makes much more worth.

[@jemssmith448]

same bruh

[@poppyz6816]

yesssss 5

[@osmanergun5332]

Number 2 is definitely crying out its value like a donkey.

[@eliftezer4848]

Sounds cheap!

[@davidbeppler3032]

Funny, I picked #2 as the best sounding. Maybe he does not care if he damages it, but it was played the best.

[@christopherdoremus4587]

What blew my mind is I immediately knew it was the cheapest. I know nothing about music and was listening through built in laptop speakers.. I knew it was going to be bad, but I didn't think it would be THAT bad..

[@PieterPatrick]

@@davidbeppler3032 You will need to buy expensive headphones. :-)

[@davidbeppler3032]

@@PieterPatrick $15 sony headphones work just fine.

[@louisxiiii]

I'm not a musician, but an audiophile who has been to live symphony concerts. I got them mostly in order, except for the top 2, I had reversed. I noticed the Strad's rich vibrant tone, but preferred the expressive voice-like dynamic tone of the $100k instrument, although I can see where ti would depend on taste and what kind fo music you are playing and what kind of emotion you want to express.

[@amdphreak]

The Gagliano sounds better than the Strad to me....but I'm listening on a smartphone sooooo goodbye bass

[@1991lyly]

Had them exactly right. Incredible how we can just hear it

[@edwarddivin8910]

me: There's absolutely no difference! also me: Listening to a $10,000,000 violin on a $2 speaker

[@damonbrown4452]

😘

[@Buggiy]

damn rich edward. You got separate speakers... pfff

[@anyas8714]

I listened on my phone and I heard the difference 😒

[@pirimpallopirimpalli4932]

@Gap gotta be live to really hear the difference

[@tiffanypham3749]

Anya S r/woooosh

[@DevGuitar100]

The dislikes are from people who wanted to demo a 70$ violin but was told no

[@luigi-wy2wt]

its only 19 dislikes

[@rocketgaming6406]

Wanted do demo

[@DevGuitar100]

Oops I’ll change it

[@DevGuitar100]

K fixed it

[@DimitriosCharalampidis]

I've never touched a violin in my life, I am not a musician, but I was able to arrange those violins by price. To be honest, I wasn't sure whether the Stradivari is the 4th or the 5th, but the 4th sounded slightly better to my ears so I picked that one. Also, their difference is not so apparent in the first song. At least it wasn't for me.

[@woorosa]

This is a very good video, I was surprised there was such a difference. I am not tone deaf but probably very close and I was surprised my preferences were spot on with the costs. I can only imagine what the difference between the instruments sounds like to someone who actually has exceptionally tuned hearing.

[@stitch8589]

How to see if a violin is expensive or not: See if it's shiny Edit: if it’s too shiny, it’s cheap

[@kubiyyo2402]

Its same as pokemons.. shiny are always more valuable

[@swiftly_produced2694]

Wrong, look how the person is handeling it

[@fouziya364]

@@kubiyyo2402 fo you mean one piece pekoms but he died

[@aylasworld328]

Thank you foe letting me know I have a to so dark violin!

[@arneshpal7702]

What? 😂😂😂

[@phoenixflamegames1]

My question is more how the F* did you get your hands on that Stradivari?

[@ednaldozepelli4384]

Fbi is coming

[@red47942]

Hes using someones from a shop in LA look in the description

[@brickfather3179]

Hybrid Cenentri Gaming he would not have bought it lol, he probably just asked if he could borrow it from an organisation or something. He has no use for a 10 million dollar as he isn’t a professional soloist. He just makes videos for KZbin. Also he wouldn’t have the money.

[@botdog370]

Hybrid Cenentri Gaming idiot

[@50shadesofdepression76]

The secret ingredient is crime

[@Fjord_]

I liked violins 1, 3, 4 and beginning with song no. 2, I also liked violin 5. But it was kind of obvious that the 4th was the Stradivarius as you were smiling, and showing you were honored to play it, especially during songs 1-2.

[@felicianomiko5659]

I liked the sound of the Gagliano best. I thought it had the best depth of sound. And as cheap as the Amazon violin was, I was impressed with the sound for $70. It’s not good but it sounds a lot better than I thought it would.

[@SirEdigarious]

I liked the last one more than the strad, It just sounded better to me, like the notes were clearer

[@ruberviridis7507]

We are however speaking about an Antonio Gagliano's violin. It's, at least, 200 years old! It's sounds better for me too.

[@skzion2]

Notice how different the sounds were! That's what strikes me again and again.

[@juanantonioestradaherrera6156]

Same here

[@g.h.k5737]

It’s definitely a matter of sound preference, the fifth has a much darker and richer sound quality. I also prefer the fifth 😊

[@nunyabusiness8498]

I thought the last one was the best as well

[@camilabesel674]

Actually, I really like the 5th one, more than the Stradivarius...

[@zmarc-]

yeah but it's a strad immediately making it better 🤣

[@stessiebrook]

Same!! I loved the tone of the 5th more. Honestly you could see on his face the 4th one was the Stradivarius.

[@joshwinder9945]

I originally thought the 5th one was the 10,000,000

[@chloemcqueen910]

I think that the 100,000 one is stronger in sound and clean btw, the strad tho more... smooth i think.

[@fyouman7]

Me too

[@stene123]

Amazon violin was easy to recognize as a cheap one, but 3 most expensive ones all sounded good to me.

[@susanpaque]

Wow! The Stradivarius Violin! Amazing! I liked #1 and #4 Yes! There's a huge difference, the sound so rich, so complete I loved it!👏👏👏🌹🌹🎼🎻♥️

[@baucelabs1159]

"it's valued at over 10 million dollars, and it is absolutely worth it" [F]: Doubt

[@Kevin-rv8br]

F

[@Imman1s]

Is a unique violin whose sound can't be reproduced. The 10 million is just a nominal value, in practice is priceless since its cannot be replaced no matter how much money you have. Is not unheard of ridiculous asking prices north of $40 millions in public auctions, so $10 millions for this one only means is not one of his finest (I could have missed it but I don't recall the video author mentioning the name of the violin)

[@baucelabs1159]

@@Imman1s in practice, my car is priceless because of the memories I have with it and time invested in it, it couldn't simply be replaced by a matching model Reality is, once someone purchases a priceless item at a fixed sum, that's what it's been priced at I'm just making a little joke because it's only going to be "absolutely worth it" for a very, very small subset of people who are *really* into violins, and don't mind dropping 10mil on one.. even 99.9% of professional violinists would not consider it "worth it", because for most, it's unlikely they would ever recover that cost with the income they make performing with it

[@MinecraftRocks2012]

Well maybe for you, but for the world renowned violinists, they are worth it

[@RobertKarlBerta]

@@baucelabs1159 Very valuable violins aren't owned by the musicians in most cases. They are owned by the orchestra or a group of people or organization that has the funds to buy them. Often it is more of a way to give prestige to a player or orchestra. That being said there are amazingly good, others great and others so-so Strads and other makes also. Very few people have the skill to recognize the difference. Frankly I was most imporessed with the $100,000 violin. But without playing it or hearing it in person.....that doesn't mean much.

[@zakariadalil]

I could tell the 4th violin was the most expensive from the smile on Rob's face everytime he played it! 😁

[@prafullpandit531]

And I was able to tell it by the smile on my face everytime Rob played it ;)

[@VarnasBaltas]

Right! Me too!

[@natashapanjwani4588]

HOW!

[@Fawkinchit]

damn thats smart

[@abram2730]

It’s like Chloe’s violin.

[@carolynnmathisen8754]

I can’t believe I picked the Strad! I have no experience with violins but the beauty of this sound is out of the world

[@airplanenut89]

I don't play instruments but two things stood out: one on the Amazon one, and one on the Stradivari. The Amazon one sounded like it was "nervous". It just sounded to me like it was very stiff for something that is supposed to be made of a warm tonal wood. The Stradivari just looked the part. The second it showed up, it just looked like it had some age behind it, and it was the sort of age that would be very difficult to replicate.

[@LesPaul2006]

#1 and #5 have very charismatic, vibrant tones. The Strad, in comparison, is very balanced and sweet. #2 should be used for firewood.

[@carlito6038]

I liked 2 the best for the first exert lol

[@devo6413]

lmao that's harsh true tho

[@PancakeDesign]

You will probably die from the fumes

[@lucrativeskillstoday3203]

😂😂😂😂

[@DaveTRB40]

I thought 1 and 5 hit the deeper/bass notes in the second test best atleast from the quality from my phone audio

[@unknownworld6171]

Imagine you accidentally touch one of the violin and the whole shelf containing violins falls down each cost 10M

[@narnia1233]

Yeah, that’d be a nightmare.

[@manikantasaaketh2565]

Time to sell my house and my body😂

[@haleemapm4385]

@MAD GAMER you'll have to sell your soul

[@calineilson4764]

😂😂😂😭😭😭 That made me laugh but oh man that would be so awful.

[@manikantasaaketh2565]

@@haleemapm4385 i dont think my soul is worth that much😂

[@user-bc8vv3kn7s]

I didn`t want to guess the price, I just tried to decide, which sound I like more. Different songs had their own champions, but overall I loved the #5 violine.

[@Yes.-_-]

#4&5 always sounded the best, although i I appreciated the fifth one more, but i think that is because the strad wasn’t made for out pop songs but more so long rich sounds, i could also immediately tell which one amazon violin was, and could tell all others apart except 4 and 5 if more classical songs where played i’d say i could’ve also distinguished number 4 and 5

[@AnaHernandez-xh2mp]

I recognized immediately which one was the cheapest, it sounded EXACTLY like my first violin (which was cheap AF, but I don't care, it'll always be my precious baby).

[@dogfriendhd8303]

What is AF

[@maheenul5487]

@@dogfriendhd8303 as f**k

[@consciouscreator2526]

Agree. I love my $600 first violin though i have a $3000 one later as my first violin kept me company throughout most of my grading exams

[@heystevo82]

I like the sound of the $100,000 one better than the $10M

[@synnvelange7062]

Same! The 100k one was by far my favorite! Tbh, I thought 4 was the second cheapest one.

[@altarik]

I thought number one was the most expensive because for me the sound is better of them all....and I guess it right, number 2 is the cheapest.. and I thought 3 is the second cheapest while I also like both 4 and 5..

[@leemarvin1354]

Exactly! I got everything correct and I tot 5 was better than 4.

[@Fullofspirit010]

Yeah i thought the no.5 sound more rounded and full than the fourth

[@meghauday07]

Exactly!!!

[@littleblackcar]

And today I learned that I have extremely expensive taste in violins.

[@kerllenbonome8799]

Realmente, o som do violino 4 é muito superior, deu para perceber claramente!

[@ccorbin83]

In the hands of such an accomplished musician, it’s hard to hear the difference.

[@groenevinger3893]

I think In the hands of such an accomplished musician, it must be very easy to hear the difference..

[@SetTheCurve]

Yeah, lucky for any broke busker, the amazon instrument sounds just as good as the ten million instrument to everyone in the crowd.

[@MinecraftRocks2012]

@@SetTheCurve Maybe if you play for an audience of small kids. Violins are one of the few things where more expensive actually = sound better. If you don't believe me, just go to a strings shop and ask them to play for you... It will be very obvious which one is better.

[@spacewolfcub]

Maybe it has more to do with KZbin compression and the variable quality of speakers we’re listening on, rather than the player making all violins sound the same.

[@groenevinger3893]

@@MinecraftRocks2012 Maybe you are right but the 10 million one, does not sound more than 100000 times better than the 70 dollar one.. 10million for a violin.. is very very ridiculous.

[@Romy---]

Rob: "it's valued at 10 million dollars and it's totally worth it." Me: ... k.

[@josieraimondi6763]

You are an excellent violinist. You could make any instrument sound GREAT!

[@user-gc6yx3ml2y]

very well done comparison, thank you

[@katiee.elisabeth]

my violin cost $40 at a pawn shop. It sounds really nice when my teacher plays, so I’ll go by him edit: it sounds better when i play, too now :))

[@shanedaniels6447]

150$ used off FB marketplace. 120$ new off amazon. I make it sing like it's a 15$ kids toy after my first week of practice so far.

[@katiee.elisabeth]

@@shanedaniels6447 gotta start somewhere :) my violin teacher told me i sounded like a dying calf in a hailstorm

[@TitaniumTronic]

@@katiee.elisabeth this is why I just learn from youtube and away from people Hmm, why am I even here...Im trying to learn the piano

[@rotaderp88]

@@TitaniumTronic you’re not alone bud.

[@Rawnaq_aliman]

😂

[@jimbohalsey8374]

Just call me Beethoven... Cuz I can't hear the difference 😫

[@braedenb7451]

Lol that’s some dark ass humor

[@Phuck911]

Sadge :(

[@CatsInHats-S.CrouchingTiger]

😝

[@teczero5323]

holidays are pagan Jesus coming soon! not JW yessir

[@st.teresaofavilagroup4519]

@@psalm3496 YESS KEEP PREACHING

[@julieanncook1084]

I know nothing about violins, but my ear picked out the Stradivarius immediately. But to my dumb ears, the other four sounded much the same, except the Amazon which sounded dull. Thank you for the comparison... well done!

[@solomon2532]

It's really interesting reading the comments and seeing the difference between those with untrained ears and trained ears. I played the violin for 5 years and although that's not a long time at all I'd like to think it helped me guess all of these correctly.

[@maureen14]

I thought it was number 5. I like the sound of number 5 better than the Strad.

[@minshubay6740]

It's because it sounds better with the high notes (which a violin is most known for) while the 10M violin shines in the lower notes. Also it's more expensive because it's rare. Supply and demand. Not purely because of its quality. The way he's playing the strad could also be affected by him being more careful because it's so expensive and as he said, he was quite nervous just holding it.

[@MinaAzizGeorge]

Same here :S i hear num 5 is the best ....

[@ajla318]

I didn't like the 5th that much cuz it had like a darker timber and also a lot more hollow tone it doesn't project that much. The 4th violin has a much colorful and vibrant tone

[@ape2533]

@@minshubay6740 It’s expensive because of it’s quality. Stradivari made the best violins there ever was. That violin is 300 years old and it’s in perfect condition. The high notes are obviously better on the stradivari than on the other one. You don’t know much about this subject.

[@minshubay6740]

@@ape2533 The owner of the store said so. It is indeed high quality but supply and demand also takes part. I was just reiterating what's said on the vid. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@mediclimber]

Don't care which one costs 10 million, I like number 5.

[@sodaomgi7233]

me too

[@asmahoceini9753]

Me too

[@hoodstockreligiontv]

True

[@cecillesalvan]

Agreed! The sound was just so creamy ...

[@MelloriNoMori]

I like number three it sounds more crisp.

[@songoftheblackunicorn666]

My favorite was the first one. Sometimes violins after so many years and circumstances can be harder to get a very bright sound it's still of course beautiful and not like violin 2 which was my least favorite of the ones you demonstrated. But I don't know I really liked the 10,000 dollar ones sound the best.

[@jesussaves4473]

The violin is such a beautiful instrument. Merry Christmas and God bless!

[@pascallaferriere9123]

Just came here after watching the SciShow episode about the sound of Strads, and all I could think about was that the player's perception of the violins can affect how they play. Notice the smirk when he's playing the strad, total give away hehe.

[@otrinta6536]

Same 😂 idk how but I actually was able to guess correctly that the strad was the 4th one lol

[@TomLuTon]

Same. That's why I kept my eyes closed while listening. I did notice that #2 sounded 'weak' and i couldn't tell the difference between 1, 4 & 5

[@FilipAlexx]

Me too! wait... what if WE are the ones experiencing self confirmation bias right now?

[@adamperry5794]

Omg same

[@shaynerushton214]

Number 2 was warmer than the rest. My favorite sound was number 5. I closed my eyes for he entire demo and only opened them for the reveal.

[@johnbrynjolfsson5722]

Wonderful experiment! Musician seems, however, to change his “reverence” as playing different instruments. Hard for him to put his “heart” into playing $70 instrument. Perhaps blindfolded musician handed violins in a random order would result in a “double blind” experiment. ,

[@ErickG]

john brynjolfsson this guy sciences

[@sandraperez2238]

Yes to double-blind!

[@MzClementine]

john brynjolfsson 😯🤔

[@2019inuyasha]

no the musician would know by sound and wood quality ect...

[@waitabitlonger]

By sound I immediately noticed the Gagliano, the Amazon and the Stradivarius. Very easy to notice just by ear. The amazon sounds so bad, easy for a beginner to quit when playing it...

[@robertothompson8656]

Di Mateo is the best ! The Di Mateo violin has the best pitch separation. The others, including the Stradivari, when a string is released, its vibration continues to disturb the next string.

[@Demonsuicide]

I picked 4, but I love 5 overall for appearance, and sound together.

[@wasanasaw]

The problem is that this dude could play a sock stretched out over a garbage can .... AND IT WOULD SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL

[@TheKb117]

same feels here... His very good playing made it difficult to differentiate between the violins. :D

[@MzClementine]

Wayne Sanders 😆🤣😂

[@danceillusion13]

True!!!

[@kathleennorton6108]

@@TheKb117 In person you probably could tell the difference. Different pieces of music also may bring out the amazing, rich and beautiful tones of a finely crafted, special violin.

[@skitzochik]

Uhh problem?

[@colemanvt]

ahhh got them guessed right I actually put 5 over 4 because I liked the sound better should've assumed the pricey boy would have a more muted tone to me. Those ultra expensive ones always seem to have a nice warm tone where I go for a bright one. Gonna def look into 3 because that was still a lovely sounding violin. Thanks for the video looking into a cheap extra violin and didn't want something that sounds like a tin can. I was curious were they all stringed with the same srings? If not, spending $70 bucks on strings for the amazon violin would wildly improve the sound.

[@verettha5213]

I like the sound of 3rd and 5th violin the most ✨

[@510tuber]

The 10 million and the 70 dollar are the two I put as a tie. This is also why I don't buy expensive liquor or wine...I haven't refined myself enough to appreciate it properly

[@DuperMate]

Playing Super Mario on a violin worth 10 mil is humorous to me.

[@hellloooopeopleee]

MAMAMAMAMAMAMAAMAMAMAMAMAMAMMA YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOO MAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAM WEEHEEEEEEEEEEE

[@sunilsrinivas]

Don't you think a Violin being worth 10Mn is humorous?

[@cQ2DHPavXTqemm9Vsbgi4TV7x]

I have to say I liked the 5th the best, sounded richer than the strad. And the 1st one I figured was a nice midrange priced instrument so I was pretty accurate

[@nofurtherwest3474]

I've never played the violin, but just been watching a bunch of violin videos on YT.... and I guessed all of them right! The main thing for the $10M one was I was just looking for something that looked more like a collector's item, rather than the sound. The $70 one was the easiest to pick out. The rest, for the untrained ear, was tricky.

[@fanatKupa]

You don’t have to listen to the violins, just look at the player’s face.

[@andyharman3022]

I was purposefully not watching his face, just depending on my ears.

[@marhawkman303]

@@andyharman3022 yeah I actually swapped browser tabs so that I couldn't SEE him play. The "junk" violin? ok I could tell with that one. The other three? sound... slightly different, but I had no idea which was which.

[@planktonofbikinibottom]

Yeah! I noticed how he was grinning when he played the number 4 🤭

[@MsCellobass]

😯😯😄

[@SimonK3113]

Suppose to use your ears....

[@ayouyabts2601]

I knew the 4th was the 10M$ just from his reaction 😅 He looked happier playing it

[@caulkins69]

That's why comparisons like this aren't terribly reliable. If the performer knows what he is playing, it can influence the quality of his playing even if he doesn't mean it to.

[@loafbreed7246]

#3 had him looking like he was fondling dogshit lmao

[@5555555553885]

Me to lol!! He had a smile while playing it

[@KyAl2]

No poker face.

[@SilviaVanThreepwood]

We found Sherlock Holmes in the comments! XD

[@EmilWall]

It would have been really fun if this had been a double blind test! I’ve noticed with wines for instance that just knowing that you have an expensive bottle does more of a difference than the actual taste.

[@AnastasiaKarantika]

The 2nd one sounds really doll i especially know this because i had a fake one when i was still a bit of a beginner i started playing in 2nd grade(im now in 7th grade) so i've been playing for five years and i now have a nice one(wich is worth 20k) and every time i play the new one i can really hear the difference sooooo my only recomandation is to first get one that is for beginners still a nice one but for beginners to see if your really interrested after that move to ones worth 20-80k cuz those are the good ones