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Audiophiles Can't Differentiate Audio Signals Sent Through Copper, Banana, and Mud in Blind Test (www.headphonesty.com)
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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nonono, only literal pure gold will ever transmit sound acceptably. If your cables are light enough to still be picked up by humans, they dont contain enough gold.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Are you part Dwarf?

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

i think they forgot the subject and just started talking about dietary preferences