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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 (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

I worked at an online shop for high end audio equipment. It was always both amusing and painful when customers asked about the sound characteristics of various power cables in the price range between $100 and $10,000 that we carried, or the same with USB and optical digital cables. Some came with the firm belief that they needed better power cables to enhance the bass of their setup. They even bought gold plated "audiophile fuses".

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 12 points 13 hours ago

I am in the wrong goddamn business, I need to be selling $9,000 kettle cords to music morons.

[–] AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 13 points 15 hours ago

I know a dude who has had me fix 2 separate 800$+ DACS and then listens to only YouTube music rips on his 500$ headphones through the DACS. he swears his 1300$ setup makes a difference on his 128kbps aac YouTube downloads...

[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

These people spend a crap ton of money to set up over priced equipment in untreated rooms.

[–] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 15 hours ago

Some of them even improve their rooms accordingly but are never satisfied.

Some search for the listening experience they had when they were in their twenties and discovered their special music for the first time. They think if they just spend enough money on improving the equipment, the goosebumps of the days of yore will come back automatically.