[mensetmanusman]

There is an audible difference after being in a high temp high humidity environment for 5 years :)

[viraptor]

Audible difference from an OPTICAL cable not corroding at ends? One where the gold plated parts are only the frame that holds it in the socket?

[mschuster91]

Well, there is always an ADC and amplifier stage involved, at some point you have to cross to the analog domain - and there's an absolutely wild difference between a central, decent and expensive ADC/amplifier and whatever crap ships in "active" loudspeakers that bring their own ADC/amplifier.

[viraptor]

Ok. That's not what we're talking about here.

[warkdarrior]

Have you tried not listening to music underwater??

[lelanthran]

Under boiling water. He did mention high temperatures as well as humidity, after all.