markymarrowFeb 16
eve massacre
"In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud" ๐Ÿ˜…
https://www.tomshardware.com/speakers/in-a-blind-test-audiophiles-couldnt-tell-the-difference-between-audio-signals-sent-through-copper-wire-a-banana-or-wet-mud-the-mud-should-sound-perfectly-awful-but-it-doesnt-notes-the-experiment-creator
In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud โ€” 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't,' notes the experiment creator

Who knew listening to a banana sounded so good?

Tom's Hardware
Feb 14 at 12:42pmWeb
Show threadMarcus MรผllerFeb 14
@evemassacre not even understanding even the first-lecture-very-fundamental basics of transmission line theory is just the icing on that audiophile banana mudcake.
Show threadhendrikstierFeb 14
@evemassacre @leyrer kinda like: which vodkaโ€˜s your favorite? no, the vanilla-flavoured do not count!
Show threadAdam Shostack  Feb 14
@evemassacre Your post has more boosts than the test had participants ๐Ÿคท
Show threadSiguzaFeb 14
@evemassacre "nah bro trust me, we need those gold connectors on our SSDs for higher-quality bits"
Show threadMattChippyteaFeb 15
@evemassacre @siguza my favourite are the gold plated optical cables
Show threadHellaFeb 16

@siguza @evemassacre

Gold does help for better contacts, though.

(I once wire wrapped telecommunication cabling to special plugs, these plugs were coated with gold at the contacts. Because gold doesn't corrode. Effect: You have a more reliable contact. Not an Effect: Better sound quality)

Show threadBoyd Stephen Smith Jr.Feb 15

@evemassacre No! I have to have my 240 fps / refresh rate!

/s

Show threadAlexia Feb 15
@BoydStephenSmithJr @evemassacre at least those got some actual blind tests with good results to back them up ๐Ÿฅด
Show threadBoyd Stephen Smith Jr.Feb 15
@alexia Link? The only blind test I can find was between 60 Hz and 120 Hz.
Show threadhazel Feb 15
@BoydStephenSmithJr @alexia i find 120 to 240 fps noticeable, definitely not as much as 60 to 120 fps

60 fps is hot garbage once you're used to 120 fps though (i am cruelly forced to play on 60 fps โ€‹โ€‹)
Show threadBoyd Stephen Smith Jr.Feb 15

@hazel @alexia Was your testing blind? (Or preferably double-blind?) Did you document it anywhere?

If not, quit being a reply guy; I didn't ask for your preferences.

Show threadMr. B34n๐Ÿ›ธFeb 15
@evemassacre ah how far we have come. ๐Ÿค”
Show threadBrian "bex" ExelbierdFeb 15
@evemassacre I feel like they missed the point. Iโ€™d like to know the ranking of quality that the listeners found. They may not be able to tell me which one was the banana, but Iโ€™d hope theyโ€™d be able to tell me that the banana didnโ€™t sound as good as the original.
Show threadBob YoungFeb 15
@evemassacre
This means so much to me! For years I've been saying that audio enthusiasts are wasting their money on equipment that doesn't affect the human listener's experience of the music. We have the ability to precisely measure electronic signals at levels of accuracy far beyond what matters to the human brain.
Show threadAvi Rappoport (avirr)Feb 15
@evemassacre My bias, confirmed
Show threadozamidasFeb 15
@evemassacre nah i wouldn't take this much disrespect
Show threadRasmus LindegaardFeb 15

@evemassacre when i attended a class in, i think it was audio processing or something at aalborg University, we were taught by a professor, who started by telling us that no matter what kind of cable we bought for our audio systems at home, we wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

Half the class were invested in something apparently, because there was a furious uproar and the rest of the first half of that class was people trying to "make him see sense"

Show threadRasmus LindegaardFeb 15
@evemassacre i do believe the professor, still to this day is an international specialist in signal transfer or something like that. Can't recall his last name but i think his first name is Mads... Or something. Anyhow. Was a very fun class for me to attend ๐Ÿ˜
Show threadLi ~ Crystal SystemFeb 15
@rasmus91 @evemassacre this ^ .. like especially if its digital audio then it just extra makes no sense
Show threadRasmus LindegaardFeb 15
@Li @evemassacre makes no sense in what way?
Show threadLi ~ Crystal SystemFeb 15

@rasmus91 @evemassacre speedy thing goes in, speedy thing comes out-

honestly its mostly just becuase the things going to decode to the same stuff even if there is a bit of interference or noise or whatever the heck audiophiles claim it that isn't caused by the factors they say they are anyway it kind of can handle that a bit better in this case..:?

Show threadRasmus LindegaardFeb 15
@Li @evemassacre exactly
Show thread๐“’๐“ฑ๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ผ๐“ฝ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐““๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ช๐“ฝFeb 15

@evemassacre

I guess the copper wire was not properly formated. The electrons have to be oriented correctly. How could they hear the difference with such a cheap wire as baseline?

</sarcasm>

Show threadDennis SengstockFeb 15
@evemassacre No wonder. The audio interface shown in this test is an old M-Audio FastTrack Pro with pathetic 24 Bits resolution and a sampling rate of sad 48 khz. Listening to itโ€˜s sound must have been a terrible nightmare for those golden ears.
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Show threadBen HardillFeb 15
@evemassacre one assumes this was gold plated oxygen free banana and mud?
Show threadMei Lin     Feb 15
@evemassacre
Audiophiles are fill of shit. NEws at eleven.
Show threadโ‚ KalebFeb 15
@audiophyl
Show threadPhilipFeb 15
@kaleb ๐Ÿ˜‚ this is fantastic!
Show threadChookMother ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿฆ˜Feb 15
@evemassacre So much for hi-fi.
Show threadTim DesjardinsFeb 16
@evemassacre I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!
Show threaddAVE Inden || attks th drknssFeb 16
@evemassacre @meljoann Iโ€™m honestly not surprised. Even without my hearing issues I doubt I could pick those out from each other. This validates my thoughts on not spending a ton of money on a fancy listening setup a little. Haha.
Show threadMeljoannFeb 16
@attksthdrknss @evemassacre Iโ€™m just gonna throw my gold and platinum wires in the bin now
Show threaddAVE Inden || attks th drknssFeb 16
@meljoann @evemassacre Well, theyโ€™re still good for listening with, but you donโ€™t have to worry about mixing them up now. Or maybe melt them down into jewelry?
Show threadAccordionBruceFeb 17
@attksthdrknss @meljoann @evemassacre
Somebody will pay to recycle those โ™ป๏ธ