$69 vs $10,000,000 Stradivarius Violin - Ray Chen

Time to learn what the difference of $9,999,931 dollars sounds like.

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List of pieces (in order of appearance):
Beginner: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Intermediate: Bach Violin Concerto in A minor
Intermediate: Bach Violin Concerto for Two Violins (Violin 2)
Intermediate-Advanced: Massenet "Meditation de Thais"
Advanced: Lalo Symphonie Espagnole (1st mvt)
Advanced: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto (3rd mvt)
Super-Advanced: Tartini-Kreisler Devil's Trill (Cadenza)
Super-Advanced: Milstein "Paganiniana"

Closing track: "Story Time" by 11 Acorn Lane

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[RayChenViolinist]

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[cogwun]

Thanks for the comparison. Been trying to decide between these two violins for a while. It was close but I'm gonna go with the $10, 000, 000 one.

[johnson]

The cheap violin in it's wildest dreams never thought it would be touched and played like that. It's going to have a Napoleon complex for the rest of its life.

[stijndhane]

I love how when he's playing one violin, the other one patiently waits on the couch...

[daniel_moretti]

Dude you ARE worth $10, 000, 000! You made them both sounded great!!

[liegorea]

I would be scared to even be in the same room with a 10.000.000$ instrument

[yuhangzhang]

He really doesn't make the 69 dollar violin sound all that cheap.

[randomshadow]

Antonio Stradivari seeing this:

"Wait, but I sold this instrument for just $69... 300 years ago?"

[Ironhead]

As a non-violinist, the $69 one seemed to “ring” or produce a slight overtone that made the notes sound….thin. Thin is the word that comes to mind. The Strat sounds full, rich and warm. No competing overtones from string to string.

[Frey_]

Moral Lesson: You don't need a 10m-dollar violin, you need a 10m-dollar talent.

[evieaustin]

What’s weird is I couldn’t tell you exactly what the difference is between them…the cheap one is perfectly acceptable, but when he plays the strad it’s just like a breath of fresh air

[glorytofathersonandholyspirit]

Ray: strad has better quality, and warmth and better sound
Me with my 2$ headphones from Japan:
Yes

[jeffrey]

Stunning how you were able to make the 69 dollar violin sound so good. Amazing player.

[CuracaoChic]

"If you still can't hear the difference, that's because I'm worth $10mil." - I mean... he's not wrong.... I'm sure he can make any instrument sing.

[Boxmining]

I have anxiety looking at the $10 Million dollar violin sitting on that couch. What if someone sits on it.

[l.w.paradis]

The Stradivarius sounds like two violins playing simultaneously in perfect unison compared with the basic violin. Still, I was surprised by how good the basic one sounded. Great artist.

[williammuller]

All the violins I've ever heard always sound almost exactly like the $69 one. The $10, 000, 000 Stradivarius violin truly sounds amazing, and the warmth, power, and stability, especially in the lower register, is unrivaled.

[seyunpark]

Conclusion: You don't need a better instrument, you need a better violinist.

[xenophile]

The difference between the two violins is obviously night and day, but this also really demonstrates that the way a violin sounds is about 90% the player and 10% the instrument.

[pmwheatley]

There certainly is a huge difference. But he still makes the cheap violin sound good.