In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud

SexUnderSocialism [she/her]@hexbear.net · 2 months ago

In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud

SadSadSatellite @lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 months ago

I could hypothesize that the difference they’re hearing, if not psychosomatic, would at that point be more likely caused by the speakers/headphones/tubes/amps warming up.

Blakey [he/him]@hexbear.net · 2 months ago

I’m ripping on audiophiles pretty hard but being real, the placebo effect is pretty powerful for everyone.

In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud

In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud

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,' notes the experiment creator