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'

cm0002@mander.xyz · 1 month ago

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'

mastertigurius@lemmy.world · 1 month ago

I have a high-grade sound bar, and I still have to constantly turn the volume up and down. The problem isn’t the gear, it’s the mastering. Christopher Nolan went all in on that when people complained they couldn’t hear what characters were saying in his films, declaring that he will only master his movies for the cinema - home setups are too inferior. Nolan, my dude, I saw your movies in the cinema, and I still couldn’t make out a word of what people were mumbling to each other. Why even bother writing the script in the first place? Most other filmmakers aren’t much better nowadays, and I wish we can get back to the time when people who know what the fuck they’re doing are responsible for sound mastering: One master for the cinema, and another one for those watching at home.

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'

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'

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