Just the power of suggestion?

摘要

In response to Paul Miller's talk of snake oil in his April Opinion, I thought I might contribute with a story about an event which I was a party to, as a visitor to a show, a few years ago.I had made my way to the topmost floor of the venue where a high-end distributor had a room. It was early morning and the person in charge was playing music more or less to himself. I sat down, listened and became immersed in the recording, which was beautifully reproduced. After a short time I was asked for my opinion, which was very positive. The representative then produced eight wooden discs for me to examine.