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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 — 'The mud should sound perfectly awful, but it doesn't' (www.tomshardware.com)

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[-] Delphia@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

Enthusiasts are also terrible for advice.

For 95% of people a high end soundbar is going to tick all their boxes and then some. 95% of enthusiasts asked for advice will tell you they suck and you're wasting your money.

I dont want every thing in my life to be a minor hobby. Good Enough is just that.

[-] Einskjaldi@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah but a good 5.1system sounds amazing for music.

[-] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 1 points 3 months ago

Its true. A great other example is asking any of us nerds what best computer is out there for a family member. I know I personally would rattle off all of the specs and tell them exactly what to get, when all they needed is a browser.

Now I tell them just get something that isn't on the discount rack and they'll be fine

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