I have some people that come by my room and see my tube/headphone setup and ask the silly question "Does it sound different?" Then I'll play Tchaikovsky for them...and they stop asking questions. Polonaise from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24 is a breathtaking recording.
It blows my mind how people cannot recognize high quality audio. From really crappy car systems (with horrible boomy bass) to really "hot" theater systems that sizzle your ears off, I'm usually alone in the "Wow, this sound really sucks" realization category.
