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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 — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't' (www.tomshardware.com)

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[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Yall remember when Monster cables were popular?

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 1 day ago

Didn't someone do the same test with monster cables and a wire hanger?

[-] InevitableWaffles@midwest.social 3 points 1 day ago

Sold those bad boys at RadioShack back in the day. The spiff on those things was absurd. We hadn't even hit the SDTV broadcast death yet and people were buying golden HDMI cables.

[-] venusaur@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

What a scam

[-] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 6 points 2 days ago

Does that make the electricity go through monster energy drinks?

[-] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

I think it's electrolytes. You know, what plants crave.

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