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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)

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[–] kopasz7@sh.itjust.works 35 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Amateurs! True audiophiles know to use 24K gold plated TOSLINK cables. (optical)

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

But where's the potassium?!

[–] itkovian@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Cables are made of K. 24 is the gold.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Brilliant, thanks

[–] moopet@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

The cable is only part of the battle. You need to fill the room with pure oxygen-free air.

[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

~~Toslink is lossy tho~~

My mistake, I have been misinformed.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

What??

[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

My mistake, I have been misinformed.