Audiophiles Unable to Tell Difference Between Wire and Banana

[ergophobe]

Audiophiles Unable to Tell Difference Between Sound Signal Run Through an Expensive Cable and a Banana
https://futurism.com/robots-and-machines/blind-test-audiophiles-cable-banana

It reminds me of the tests where professional wine critics were unable to tell the difference between a red wine and a white wine with red food coloring.

[rcjordan]

Monster Cable made/makes a lot of money off that.

[Brad]

>Audiophiles

I've done it all, component stereos, monster cables, standard wire, speakers (ceramic, titanium, liquid cooled), not to mention 45's, LP's, 8-Track, CD's blah blah and 90% of the hype is BS.  That and my ears are not sophisticated enough to really care enough under real world conditions.

Real world conditions = listening to mono top 40 station on a cheap old AM radio in a garage while sanding bondo on your buddy's rusting junker.