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− | + | The joke centers around the fact that the higher the data stream rate of the sound, the better the sound will, well, sound. This is obvious when it comes to video files, but less so when it comes to audio files. Almost everyone knows that a 1080p video picture has better resolution than a 480p picture, because the 1080p image has thousands and thousands more pixels in it. And with this higher picture resolution or "quality" there's a direct relationship to the amount of data contained in the picture. For this reason, online video pictures are generally of much worse quality than your HD-TV, because streaming all that data is hard work for the internet, so they stream a lousy quality picture in order to move all that picture information in a timely manner. Cell phones are to sound what a bad website is to video; it moves just enough information to get the point across without being a stunning reproduction of standing next to the action. For reference, the data rate from listening to an audio CD is 1411 kbps, over 117 times better than a cell phone. | |
− | + | The title text is referring to a [http://forums.audioholics.com/forums/15412-post28.html forum post] from audioholics.com, where a user did a blind audio test using monster cable and coat hangers with soldered on alligator clips and the audiophiles were unable to discern any difference. | |
− | The | + | ==Transcript== |
+ | :[Cueball and Megan are talking over the telephone. The first two panels are split diagonally. Cueball is at a store, and Megan is consulting with him.] | ||
+ | :[Cueball has a small box.] | ||
+ | :Cueball: Do we have an RCA-to-3.5mm female-female plug? I'm getting some speakers for the new xBox, since the monitor doesn't have any. | ||
− | + | :Megan: Are they crappy laptop speakers? Ugh. | |
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− | :Megan: Are they crappy laptop speakers? | ||
− | :[Cueball is | + | :[Cueball is moving away from a sale rack. It says "Sale!!"] |
:Cueball: Does it matter? I just want to hear if I'm getting shot at, not savor every detail of a beautiful musical soundscape. | :Cueball: Does it matter? I just want to hear if I'm getting shot at, not savor every detail of a beautiful musical soundscape. | ||
:Megan: You've never ''heard'' a beautiful musical soundscape. You listen to 96kbps flv rips from YouTube. | :Megan: You've never ''heard'' a beautiful musical soundscape. You listen to 96kbps flv rips from YouTube. | ||
− | + | :Cueball: Whatever. I'm just going to get these $20 speakers. Five watts will be plenty. | |
− | :Cueball: Whatever. I'm just going to get these $20 speakers. Five watts will be plenty. | + | :Megan: Five watts for a living room sound system? Is that a joke? |
− | :Megan: Five watts for a living room sound system? Is that a joke? | ||
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:Cueball: No, this is a joke: How many audiophiles does it take to change a lightbulb? | :Cueball: No, this is a joke: How many audiophiles does it take to change a lightbulb? | ||
:Megan: How many? | :Megan: How many? | ||
− | :Cueball: I'll tell you | + | :Cueball: I'll tell you later - you wouldn't appreciate the punchline over this 12kbps cell phone codec. |
:''click'' | :''click'' | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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