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What's the oldest piece of tech you still have running? (suppo.fi)

submitted 10 months ago by bartolomeo@suppo.fi to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

Old speakers had enormous, heavy magnets and were great at reproducing audio, especially on the low end. The only major "development" with modern speakers has been the ability to sort of reproduce sound with lighter-weight, cheaper materials.