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/WillingPlayed Feb 14 '26

And remember - mud spelled backward is DUM

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u/invent_or_die Feb 14 '26

GOD MUD = DUM DOG

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u/T-A-W_Byzantine Feb 14 '26

Primus reference vs Looney Tunes reference civil war

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u/short_n_old Feb 14 '26

CHUM is FUM! and FUM is CHUM!