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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 (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 166 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

well obviously, all this proves is that copper wires are just as bad as wet mud. Every audiophile knows you need gold oxygen nitrogen purified wires blessed by a voodoo witch doctor.

[–] D_C@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I've got these cables. Yes, they are expensive but they are absolutely fantasti... wait, did you say voodoo witch doctor? Mine were blessed by just a witch doctor. Have I been ripped off?

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Hoodoo is 3dB better than voodoo according to my tests.

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 hours ago

Hoodoo? You do! Do what? Remind me of the babe!

[–] hardcoreufo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

Silver is the better conductor. Even if it is priced so that peons can afford it.

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Sheeeit not recently, shot up to $120/oz recently, and it's back down to ~$80/oz right now, but that's still more than ~$35/oz last year. Not that gold didn't also follow that trajectory or anything, it's still more, but GODDAMN.