# In a blind test, audiophiles couldn't tell the difference between audio signals sent through copper wire, a banana, or wet mud | Tom's Hardware

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## What Jamie wrote

Fun debunking: audiophiles in a controlled blind test couldn't distinguish copper wire, a banana, or wet mud as audio signal conductors. Good ammunition against boutique cable mythology.

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