muelltonne@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIn a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mudwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square102linkfedilinkarrow-up1905arrow-down114
arrow-up1891arrow-down1external-linkIn a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mudwww.tomshardware.commuelltonne@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square102linkfedilink
minus-squareFireWire400@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoI mean yeah, audiophile cables are 100% a rip-off every time. You can spend thousands on a cable without it having any real benefits. It makes more sense to just buy decent speakers and a decent amp, along with a good audio source (any CD player).
minus-squaresupernight52@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoYeah, but if they don’t buy the gold and platinum plated cables, washed in the blood of young rams, and studded with diamonds- how can they be sure they are experiencing the music as it was intended to be experienced?
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoEveryone knows that the quartz cones with gold flakes is what actually makes a difference. Bunch of amateurs!
I mean yeah, audiophile cables are 100% a rip-off every time. You can spend thousands on a cable without it having any real benefits.
It makes more sense to just buy decent speakers and a decent amp, along with a good audio source (any CD player).
Yeah, but if they don’t buy the gold and platinum plated cables, washed in the blood of young rams, and studded with diamonds- how can they be sure they are experiencing the music as it was intended to be experienced?
Everyone knows that the quartz cones with gold flakes is what actually makes a difference.
Bunch of amateurs!