Funniest snake oil theories

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money = ivory = white = romantic infatuation with killing animals for their ivory, like ol' grandpa used to do.

money = snake oil = fooling and colluding with others to corner a market that is based upon pure fiction and not hard facts, similar to ivory hunting, see above. :Ohno:

money money money.

Illuminati Confirmed.
 
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Some arts sales was trying to get me interested in some paintings. Using different tactics I was quite familiar with, I finally explained why I did not like each of the printings one by one while also pointing out some specifics I liked as well. They finally let me go when I asked to use the rest room.....
Anyway, having swapped one power cable out, I decided to see if I could find one of the same #14 core power cable. I was surprised that it had become more available now. Just about $7 for a two meter length replaces my original cables fine. The sound? Wowed me with the solid low end. Sound image did increase in depth making a more distinguished forward and aft depth differentiation. Sound is also slightly less fatiguing at higher volume setting. These conductor diameters are closer to the wires in the wall.
 
What does #14 specify? Is this the conductors' cross section area? How much is it in metric units, i.e. square millimeters? What was the cross section of the cable you've been using before? How long is the cable in meters?

Anyway, unless the 1st cable wasn't like the one that one uses for door bell installations and/or of excessive lenght and/or your amplifier (or whatsoever) doesn't draw current like an electrical room heater, significant and reproducible (!) impact on sound is more than unlikely, if not to say, a claim for this impact appears to be ridiculous - snake oil, so to speak.

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Anyway, having swapped one power cable out, I decided to see if I could find one of the same #14 core power cable. I was surprised that it had become more available now. Just about $7 for a two meter length replaces my original cables fine. The sound? Wowed me with the solid low end. Sound image did increase in depth making a more distinguished forward and aft depth differentiation. Sound is also slightly less fatiguing at higher volume setting. These conductor diameters are closer to the wires in the wall.

So now all you have to do is replace the cabling all the way back to the generator !!!!!


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What does #14 specify? Is this the conductors' cross section area? How much is it in metric units, i.e. square millimeters?
Google is your friend....

Anyway, unless the 1st cable wasn't like the one that one uses for door bell installations and/or of excessive length and/or your amplifier (or whatsoever) doesn't draw current like an electrical room heater, significant and reproducible (!) impact on sound is more than unlikely, if not to say, a claim for this impact appears to be ridiculous - snake oil, so to speak.
Another arm chair expert, you are clueless.
Stay with drilling teeth and sniffing glue fumes, you don't have the aptitude for audio.

Dan.
 
Some arts sales was trying to get me interested in some paintings. Using different tactics I was quite familiar with, I finally explained why I did not like each of the printings one by one while also pointing out some specifics I liked as well. They finally let me go when I asked to use the rest room.....
Really funny is asking the artist what the (unrecognisable) image represents....the answers are entertaining and give insight into the mind of the 'artist'....they are usually off their heads.
TISM - The Mystery Of The Artist Explained

Anyway, having swapped one power cable out, I decided to see if I could find one of the same #14 core power cable. I was surprised that it had become more available now. Just about $7 for a two meter length replaces my original cables fine. The sound? Wowed me with the solid low end. Sound image did increase in depth making a more distinguished forward and aft depth differentiation. Sound is also slightly less fatiguing at higher volume setting. These conductor diameters are closer to the wires in the wall.
Give the cable a bunch power cycles and a few days to settle in.

Dan.
 
It takes a few days for the insulations to 'relax' and conform to the new lay and the conductors find final positioning in the sheath.
This will change electrical characteristics slightly, and consequently the sound.
These are minor effects and not of great importance, no need to get so heated about this.
So Mr Darwin, just how many items of audio gear have you repaired and then auditioned, or just auditioned ?.

Dan.
 
It takes a few days for the insulations to 'relax' and conform to the new lay and the conductors find final positioning in the sheath.
This will change electrical characteristics slightly, and consequently the sound.
These are minor effects and not of great importance, no need to get so heated about this.

Dan.

"The sound? Wowed me with the solid low end. Sound image did increase in depth making a more distinguished forward and aft depth differentiation."

So Soongsc is wowed by minor effects of no great importance? 🙄
 
Max we are still waiting for your two bit-identical files which sound magically different from each other.

Last time your excuse was lack of time however you managed to analyze some other stuff and post those since.
It almost gives the appearance that you know full well that your claims do not stand up to scrutiny beyond your collection of meaningless anecdotes from other people.
Come think of it scrap the 'almost' from above sentence.
 
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