Funniest snake oil theories

[AuroraB]

What cables do you for that VPN, Bill? I do know VPN, but pieces of cable must be involved?

 

[billshurv]

cable is always involved, how else would we upgrade it

 

[billshurv]

actually, I do have some single mode fibre GigE cards lying around. No crystals at all to mar the sound. Just need to find someone who will wrap fibres in finest hand fed worm silk.

 

[AuroraB]

Audiophile fiber!! Will most certainly be another market segment! Better get into it first!!

 

[bwaslo]

I've always wanted to market cans of compressed audiophile air. After all, that is involved in the transmission of sound as much as wire is.

 

[SY]

I've always wanted to market cans of compressed audiophile air. After all, that is involved in the transmission of sound as much as wire is.

Cryoed?

 

[billshurv]

I've always wanted to market cans of compressed audiophile air. After all, that is involved in the transmission of sound as much as wire is.

Tempting idea, but surely more money in homeopathy water which is guaranteed to have been made by burning hydrogen so untainted by contact with other substances since its creation?

After all people will buy this stuff Glaceau Smartwater British Spring Water - Coca-Cola GB with added confusion as smartwater is also a dye used in the security industry...

 

[Slothrop]

I think you need to involve dark matter somehow. Quantum mechanics is so last century...

 

[Michael Bean]

Quote:
Originally Posted by bwaslo View Post
I've always wanted to market cans of compressed audiophile air. After all, that is involved in the transmission of sound as much as wire is.

Cryoed?

Nope, after thousands and thousands of milliseconds of research I've concluded that the most effective thing you can do is use Oxygen free air, six-nines of course.

Mike

 

[Metropolis]

Late to the party - I was at RMAF in October - someone was selling brass bowls and explaining how if you place them correctly in your listening room, your soundstage will open up.

I asked if the crack on his planet was good.

 

[SY]

Late to the party - I was at RMAF in October - someone was selling brass bowls and explaining how if you place them correctly in your listening room, your soundstage with open up.

I asked if the crack on his planet was good.

This?

System | Synergistic Research

I am continually amazed at the mentality of a segment of audiophiles that eat this stuff up. I am not amazed that there are people unethical enough to peddle it.

 

[Metropolis]

This?

System | Synergistic Research

I am continually amazed at the mentality of a segment of audiophiles that eat this stuff up. I am not amazed that there are people unethical enough to peddle it.

Those were not the specific ones I saw, but same ridiculous idea. What kills me are all the "awards" from the sanctified Ivory Towers of media.

 

[davym]

I suppose Chinese made components sound much better in a room with a genuine Ming vase.

For F**k sake where does all this nonsense end!

 

[AuroraB]

I am continually amazed at the mentality of a segment of audiophiles that eat this stuff up. I am not amazed that there are people unethical enough to peddle it.

I'm speechless.....just schtumm... !!!! I thought the C34 laquer to wipe on the outside of various cabs was the Pinnacle of stupid claims...
quite frankly - I just don't know which party is the most stupid.......

 

[Triodethom]

This?

System | Synergistic Research

I am continually amazed at the mentality of a segment of audiophiles that eat this stuff up. I am not amazed that there are people unethical enough to peddle it.

Well there is no reason for physics to get in the way of a good story . Hard science is just too too hard. Magic now that the ticket. See placebos in action they work .

 

[SY]

He threatened Steve Eddy over at HeadFi with a lawsuit. Emptiest threat ever.

 

[davym]

In most industry's, pandering to a lunatic fringe would be considered a waste of time, not in audio though. Here it seems to reap massive rewards.

Now if I re-label a crimp terminal as a cold fusion jointing system.......

 

[jacco vermeulen]

sensible prices?

$2.60 for a mains receptacle panel in brushed aluminum.
The dual ones in my place do ~$80, $5 buys a cheap plastic one.

(I will not respond to drugs related questions without my lawyer present)

 

[davym]

These look quite good for the price...RED07SBP Red Coppper Hi-End Binding Post 4 / pcs

 

[fas42]

On an OT, singing bowls are about as good a way of highlighting system issues as anything - have a CD of these played by a decent practitioner, plus a real one, nice piece of shiny brass, in-house - not used for audio purposes, whatsoever! The genuine article creates an intense tone that cuts like a knife through your skull, it's all those higher harmonics going full chat - playing back the recording, a typical dud setup outputs a dull, dead grinding that makes no acoustic sense at all - what's this crap supposed to be, a casual listener would be prompted to say.

So, sometimes the ears are a touch useful ...