{"id":16023,"date":"2026-02-26T17:38:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T00:38:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16023"},"modified":"2026-02-20T17:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:52:24","slug":"audiophiles-are-fooled-by-a-banana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=16023","title":{"rendered":"Audiophiles are fooled by a banana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>While these changes were measurable, they were unlikely to stand out in blind listening.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" data-attachment-id=\"16024\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?attachment_id=16024\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/02\/Banana-desktop.jpg?fit=1300%2C858&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1300,858\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 12&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Banana-desktop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/02\/Banana-desktop.jpg?fit=640%2C423&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/02\/Banana-desktop.jpg?resize=640%2C423&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/02\/Banana-desktop.jpg?resize=1024%2C676&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/02\/Banana-desktop.jpg?resize=409%2C270&amp;ssl=1 409w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/02\/Banana-desktop.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/02\/Banana-desktop.jpg?resize=768%2C507&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mattTheme\/headerimgs\/2026\/02\/Banana-desktop.jpg?w=1300&amp;ssl=1 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent testing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headphonesty.com\/2026\/01\/audiophiles-fail-copper-banana-mud-blind-test\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.headphonesty.com\/2026\/01\/audiophiles-fail-copper-banana-mud-blind-test\/\">audiophiles were unable to tell the difference between audio signals going through a copper cable, a green banana, or even wet mud<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While these changes were measurable, they were unlikely to stand out in blind listening. 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