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   Phantasm (phnt@fluffytail.org)'s status on Sunday, 22-Mar-2026 21:02:54 JST Phantasm
   No wonder that audiophiles say that streamed/downloaded music sounds worse. The fiber-optic cables aren't gold plated for maximum light conductivity.
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     EdBoatConnoisseur (edboatconnoisseur@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 22-Mar-2026 21:02:52 JST EdBoatConnoisseur

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     • JulioReich

     @JulioReich @phnt audiophiles can hear the difference between C memory allocators used in their music players.

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     JulioReich (julioreich@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 22-Mar-2026 21:02:53 JST JulioReich

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     @phnt Audiophiles are the media equivalent of sommeliers, and equally full of shit.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Sunday, 22-Mar-2026 21:06:32 JST 翠星石

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     • cool_boy_mew
     @mangeurdenuage @phnt @EdBoatConnoisseur @JulioReich @coolboymew The memcpy implementation makes absolutely no difference, as the bytes copies are exactly the same.
     
     What cable is used for 1000BASE-T is irrelevant if TCP is used to copy the file, as any corruption will be automatically corrupted.
     
     The only thing that makes a difference is the DAC, the cable to the headphones/speakers and the playback device - any metal cable will perform well enough considering that wet mud works fine.
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     EdBoatConnoisseur (edboatconnoisseur@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 22-Mar-2026 21:06:33 JST EdBoatConnoisseur

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     • cool_boy_mew

     @coolboymew @phnt @JulioReich audiophiles man, they are a meme.

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     mangeurdenuage :gnu: :trisquel: :gondola_head: 🌿 :abeshinzo: :ignucius: (mangeurdenuage@shitposter.world)'s status on Sunday, 22-Mar-2026 21:06:33 JST mangeurdenuage :gnu: :trisquel: :gondola_head: 🌿 :abeshinzo: :ignucius:

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     • cool_boy_mew
     @EdBoatConnoisseur @phnt @JulioReich @coolboymew It's real that all of this could affect the ouput, but it's so insignificant that it only matters in experimental research where I'd need use an electron scanner to visualize atoms.
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     cool_boy_mew (coolboymew@shitposter.world)'s status on Sunday, 22-Mar-2026 21:06:34 JST cool_boy_mew

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     • JulioReich
     @phnt @EdBoatConnoisseur @JulioReich ??? :akkoWhut:
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     Phantasm (phnt@fluffytail.org)'s status on Sunday, 22-Mar-2026 21:06:35 JST Phantasm

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     • JulioReich
     @EdBoatConnoisseur @JulioReich True and even the network cable matters.
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