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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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as i've come to realize from trying to troubleshoot why my speakers sometimes give me a headache, it turns out none of this makes the slightest fucking difference if people can't master their audio for shit.
So many youtubers are putting out borderline unlistenable videos, and then i find the one person who doesn't fuck it up and holy fuck i can actually hear what they're saying