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cm0002@mander.xyz to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 15 days ago

In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't'

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In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't'

www.tomshardware.com

cm0002@mander.xyz to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 15 days ago
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In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the experiment creator
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  • Apeman42@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    It was gold plated mud though.

    • itkovian@lemmy.world
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      See, that’s the issue. It should have been platinum plated.

  • kopasz7@sh.itjust.works
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    Amateurs! True audiophiles know to use 24K gold plated TOSLINK cables. (optical)

    • Victor@lemmy.world
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      But where’s the potassium?!

      • itkovian@lemmy.world
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        Cables are made of K. 24 is the gold.

        • Victor@lemmy.world
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          Brilliant, thanks

    • moopet@sh.itjust.works
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      The cable is only part of the battle. You need to fill the room with pure oxygen-free air.

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      Toslink is lossy tho

      My mistake, I have been misinformed.

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        What??

        • iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world
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          My mistake, I have been misinformed.

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    Yall remember when Monster cables were popular?

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      Does that make the electricity go through monster energy drinks?

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        14 days ago

        I think it’s electrolytes. You know, what plants crave.

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    That’s why I consider myself an “Audio Enthusiast”.

    Good audio reproduction rooted in science and empirical evidence. Do I think a Carver TFM-15cb sounds different and even a bit better than a McIntosh MC7108?

    Yes I do… Why?

    Because I have both amplifiers sitting in the same rack and have A/B’d them extensively. Honestly, the Carver’s build quality is utter crap. Barely above what you buy in a box store, but damn does it sound nice. I use the McIntosh exclusively because it’s just a better piece of equipment, even though it doesn’t have those 2nd order harmonics that the Carver is tuned for.

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