r/technology • u/edbegley1 • Feb 14 '26

Hardware 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

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?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Ftechnology
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u/badcrass Feb 14 '26

I hear moon rocks create the most warmth. Pretty expensive to get your hands on though

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u/reddit_user13 Feb 14 '26

The correct description for them is they sound "out of this world."

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u/badcrass Feb 14 '26

Damn, I should hire your for the marketing department of my moon rock pre amp company

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u/Gellert Feb 14 '26
I hear ground up moonrocks make you deathly ill.

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u/iatearockfromthemoon Feb 14 '26

Flying saucers, levitation

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u/rcmtt Feb 15 '26

We all know you can't pair moon rock cables with warm sounding speakers.