muelltonne@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agoIn a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mudwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square176fedilinkarrow-up1875
arrow-up1875external-linkIn a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mudwww.tomshardware.commuelltonne@feddit.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square176fedilink
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up54·edit-23 hours agoAdditional trivia: The term “banana republic” originates from countries best known for exporting high-end audio equipment back in the day.
minus-squareSkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·3 hours ago“banana split” stems from a failed experiment where scientists tried to split audio frequencies by sticking the connectors into ice cream and running the audio through it
minus-squareBanMe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 hours agoAnd Bananarama was so named for their high-fidelity recordings which were performed, mixed, and recorded entirely on bananas.
minus-squareneidu3@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 hours agoYup. Failed spectacularly, which is why they went for mixing boards as a backup solution instead.
Additional trivia: The term “banana republic” originates from countries best known for exporting high-end audio equipment back in the day.
“banana split” stems from a failed experiment where scientists tried to split audio frequencies by sticking the connectors into ice cream and running the audio through it
And Bananarama was so named for their high-fidelity recordings which were performed, mixed, and recorded entirely on bananas.
Yup. Failed spectacularly, which is why they went for mixing boards as a backup solution instead.