I wonder if these cables come with a 55 gallon drum of snake oil? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Andrew LB
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2023, 08:08:08 am
content: I've loved music and sound systems in general, everything from headphones to big floor standing speakers with power amplifiers, but i've always viewed the audio industry as one of the worst offenders when it comes to snake oil products, particularly when it comes to cables. As long as a cable is not defective, or behaving like an antenna and picking up noise, or if the cable is over 3 meter, you're not gonna hear a difference between them. Spending money above the point of being functional should only be to improve either visual appeal or better build quality, not sound. For anyone who wants to argue, there is a standing offer out on the net from James Randi that if you can pass a double blind test, you'll get a million dollars.tldr.So every now and then when i need a good laugh, i go read Stereophile or some other website whose motto is "a fool and his money are soon parted" and check out a review. Here is a review of a pair of 1m speaker cables that cost $29,999. The analog interconnect is another $19,999, and the POWER CORD is $16,999... gurgle.... help!! i'm drowning in snake oil.https://www.nordost.com/assets/images/review-images/review-pdf/127555.pdfAn excerpt:QuoteI am impressed at the creative writing skills of the author though. I bet he writes romance novels on the side. lol.

author: Infraviolet
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2023, 02:43:56 pm
content: Do cables of those prices EVER manage to sell even ONE unit?

author: ataradov
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2023, 03:50:30 pm
content: All those things have to be some sort of money laundering scheme.

author: TimFox
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2023, 04:01:37 pm
content: That's a shame. I used to readStereophilein the late 1960s, when it was edited by J Gordon Holt (1930-2009).Although he was a bit subjective for my taste, he would use temperate prose somewhat similar to that quoted here to describe loudspeakers and phono cartridges, where the variation from model to model was significant.

author: AndyBeez
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2023, 04:07:32 pm
content: I suspect ChatGPT credited as copywriter followed by GoogleTranslatedisambiguate. "You get the mallet whistling down, the impact, and then the explosion of air." I'll check Spotify, otherwise that's a killer rock ballad lyric. "A bullwhip quality in the nether regions." Priceless.You're right about audio-fakery. A few year's ago a coworker was selling around the officegold platedTOS Link cables. Asked what the difference between plastic and gold connectors was, the gold was more conductive and improved overall audio quality? Where there's a scammer, there are the scammed

author: xrunner
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2023, 04:33:42 pm
content: Pure BS. An equipment report with no measurements. Just a word salad of the fanciest words he can muster.

author: TimFox
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 14, 2023, 05:10:46 pm
content: As some would say, numbers (i.e., quantitative measurements) are for losers.