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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 (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] kevinsbacon@lemmy.today 22 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

This is why I like to get mid level stuff. Once you get past the cheap rubbish it’s all the same imo.

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 19 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

So, between a copper wire, a banana, and wet mud, the mid-level stuff is the banana, right?

I'll go for that, then.

[–] Crankley@lemmy.world 7 points 18 hours ago

Oddly it's the copper wire that is mid

[–] Asfalttikyntaja@sopuli.xyz 3 points 18 hours ago

Nah, I go with a wet mud, I hate all those banana flies.