stackyFACTSSometimes the absolute best way to hear music is to aggressively blink a tiny red light. Optical audio avoids electrical interference entirely by transmitting digital sound as rapid pulses of red light through a fragile fiber optic tube. Immune to ground loops, it delivers audio by relying purely on high-speed morse code.
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