No wonder that audiophiles say that streamed/downloaded music sounds worse. The fiber-optic cables aren't gold plated for maximum light conductivity.
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@phnt Audiophiles are the media equivalent of sommeliers, and equally full of shit.
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@JulioReich @phnt audiophiles can hear the difference between C memory allocators used in their music players.
@EdBoatConnoisseur @JulioReich True and even the network cable matters.
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@phnt @EdBoatConnoisseur @JulioReich ONLY THE ANALOG SIGNAL PATH AFFECTS ANYTHING I FEEL LIKE IM TAKING CRAZY PILLS
@pwm @phnt @EdBoatConnoisseur @JulioReich rofl at this point I think they're just trying to fuck with people like you
@bajax @phnt @EdBoatConnoisseur @JulioReich I'm just going to have to blow my brains out, there is no alternative or reprieve
@phnt @JulioReich man i need the link to the original post for that nonse, i need to laugh at that shit!
@coolboymew @phnt @JulioReich audiophiles man, they are a meme.
@phnt @EdBoatConnoisseur @JulioReich damn I wonder how arch linux sends me all those binaries when my system updates if my plebian cables corrupt the data, the loss correction on the binaries must be really strong
@EdBoatConnoisseur @JulioReich @phnt Audiophiles apparently had a very funny melt down when they found out that their expansive reel-to-reel analog tapes were digitally mastered.
@JulioReich Wasn't it like 2 years ago when some wine producer in France decided to submit some cheap boxed wine for a prestigious competition and won?