Crutchfield SpeakerCompare - "Patented Virtual Audio technology for auditioning speakers online"

What do you think about this?

SpeakerCompare™: Listen and Compare Speakers Online – Crutchfield

Fun to play around with, at least.

I'm curious how accurate an approximation you think this is to speakers you know well.

 

I like the fact you can choose your own music from your computer's directory. Don't know if it's accurate but it's a fun little feature.

Thanks for posting.

 

Just noticed this on the Crutchfield site. Has anyone who owns or has spent time listening to speakers carried by Crutchfield played around with the app? It's hard to even imagine that listening to streamed sound samples through headphones could in any realistic way simulate or approximate the actual sound of a pair of speakers in a room. The concept is good but...