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https://www.headphonesty.com/2026/01/audiophiles-fail-copper-banana-mud-blind-test/

Audiophiles Can’t Differentiate Audio Signals Sent Through Copper, Banana, and Mud in Blind Test

A blind listening test on the diyAudio forum put an unusual claim to the test. Could listeners tell the difference between audio signals sent through normal copper wire, a banana, or even wet mud? The answer, based on submitted results, was no.

The setup was simple, the files were lossless, and the test was open to anyone willing to listen carefully. But most guesses still landed near random chance.

This is my favourite line from the article. 

"And although a slight listener preference for the banana recordings emerged, it didn’t correlate with accuracy."