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Audiophiles Can't Differentiate Audio Signals Sent Through Copper, Banana, and Mud in Blind Test
(www.headphonesty.com)
this post was submitted on 01 Feb 2026
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Help, in an effort to save money I connected my tube amp to my speakers with bananas and I'm not getting the rich, lossless sound quality I was led to expect from this headline, in fact unless the speakers are broken, the banana doesn't work very well as an audio cable
Did you use banana plugs?
No but the mud plugs should work the same
Which banana species did you use? It has a huge impact
As a true audiophile, I can't honestly answer this question since I have to exaggerate the size and quality of my banana