Can You Hear the Difference Between a $10k and $600 Violin?

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ROB LANDES is an award-winning violinist who started playing the violin at 3 years in Orem, Utah. Born to a large musical family, Rob gave his first solo recital at 10 years old, performed in the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on the Disney Channel with the Disney Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra, and founded a piano trio that performed actively throughout his teenage years. Rob has won first prize at numerous music competitions and has soloed with the Utah Symphony, Utah Valley Symphony, San Diego Chamber Orchestra, BYU Philharmonic, and BYU Chamber Orchestra. As a first violinist of the BYU Chamber Orchestra, Rob performed in more than twenty cities throughout central and southern Europe, and as concertmaster of the orchestra, gave a concert to a sold-out audience in New York’s Carnegie Hall. Rob was awarded full scholarships to attend Brigham Young University and Rice University where he earned a Bachelor’s in Music and Master’s in Music, respectively. While studying at Rice, Rob began covering rock and pop music, and upon returning to Salt Lake City after graduation, began playing with a looper pedal which he uses to create intricate and stunning arrangements of today and yesterday’s most popular music Rob recently won the award for "Best Instrumental" at the Utah Music Awards for his rendition of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".

[ProfIdiotFromMars]

I didn't like A, and seeing the comments seems like I'm not the only one. 10k my ass, give me that 1.5k violin any day.

[sonnenblumchen]

thats very funny. Ithink C and D sounds best (C is my favourite) and A has an bad sound. I couldn`t believe that A is the most expensive one...

[kingleopoldii]

I am pretty confident this is correct!
A 600
B 950
C 10000
D 1500

Edit:
Well I was pretty wrong lol

[courtneyhudder]

I didn't get it right ... but I must say that the $1500 one sounds so beautiful.

[alexisfiotakis]

Jesus Christ I thought A was the cheapest one wtf

[arkreimusic]

I must say, as a violinist, A is not that good as C. I prefer C than the others.

No hard feelings, just an honest review.

[chelseyjoymusic]

I did not like the most expensive one at all...

[angelenazifka]

Ling Ling could tell without even listening to them...

[oldfogeymusic]

I"m amazed. I was absolutely certain C was the cheap one, because it sounded darker and more closed-in to me. Amazing how good both the $600 and $950 ones sound!

[NapanPhuphathanaphong]

from cheap to expensive
A D B C
lol
completely wrong
maybe it wasn't the best idea to compare sounds while eating

[sooth]

Wow, interesting. I thought that the nicest sounding violin was the cheapest one, with the 10, 000$ one coming in second.

A = sounds expensive, mellow
B = cheaper, bright, a bight harsh
C = ? bright clean resonant
D = mellow, nice

A = so-so
B = nice
C = $$$ nice
D = $$$$ also very nice

600 = B
950 = C
1500 = A
10, 000 = D

[cyperspacecorner]

First song I thought, from most expensive to cheapest:
C
D
B
A

Second song I swapped D and C and preferred the sound of D. Fun to know it doesn't have to cost a fortune to make beautiful music.

[lydialittle]

I honestly can't tell the difference because you played them all absolutely beautiful 😉

[crowing]

Well i know what 10k violin not to buy lol.

C definitely blew them all out of the water.

Any chance on posting the makers?

[NCSUFutbol]

A and C were resonant while the other two almost stopped as soon as the bow stopped. It's not always about sound, the proportions of a violin are also extremely important as they can impede the violinist from getting the best sound out of the instrument if off.

[tomasgonzalez]

You made even the lower priced ones sound amazing.

[aguywhodoeseverything]

I think D is the most expensive

Edit:WHAT ON EARTH

[sharp]

testing my ears for music
A: A bit rough around the edges. Still nice $950
B: A bit rougher than A, but better than A. $1500
C: A lot better than the last two. My guess this is the $10, 000 one
D: Sound like the violin was fighting Rob the whole time. $600

Edit: wtf

[eurly]

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D
I love these tests. D sounds noticeably restrained like it is struggling to produce the music compared to the other 3. A, although being the most expensive has a very brash and forward personality that I personally don't enjoy. However it is my experience that many "professional" violins have this character because they have to be able to project in a concert hall against many other players and it is difficult to make a violin that projects very well AND has a sweet tone. B is definitely my favorite with a warmer and more melodic character and more colorful sound than C. I love these tests, they show the price does not equal 'better' sound. This is why you should always play instruments yourself without looking at prices and then pick your favorite and hope you can afford it!

[michaelcoles]

That Tchaikovsky Concerto 3rd movement though ooo!