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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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[โ€“] madjo@piefed.social 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Gotta love those people with fiber optic cables with gold plated connectors.

[โ€“] Halcyon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 21 minutes ago* (last edited 19 minutes ago)

But don't forget the quality of the optic fibers used is also absolutely crucial. Most important factor here is to prevent light scattering along the cable run. So that the zeroes and ones don't get irritated and upset. You don't want the amplifier's error correction to get in a bad mood. So better buy that pure diamond cable that was produced on a full moon night. The captured moon light can can soothe the negative effects of scattered light.