The amazing fallacy of High End stuff...

You are not the only one here with a lifetime of experience. Your attitude of permanently boasting with your service experience is utterly boring to me.


I never SAID nor IMPLIED that I was "the only one", did I?
I also know that some people do not know of my experience and qualifications.
So in that case I'll mention it...

You obviously DO, and that's fine.....
But there's no need to hand me that crap, because if it irks you, then don't read it!
 
All the "picking apart" of what/if/when/how a system sounds in any given enviornment has absolutely nothing to do with the original subject of this thread.
Again, more wandering about, which should be posted and "picked apart" on their appropriate threads, of which I'm sure there are many.
What, do you think you OWN this thread?
And people must write what you order, or else?
God you are funny 😛
A midget Napoleon (in his mind) thinking he rules over others. 😛
 
From what I can determine, ...


....People are fooled into believing things ....


..... It's all a bunch of crap to me.

I don't stan, not a fan,

Of occams razor.

Seems to have worked well,

In this instance.

And yet,

You could try listening to/through some "better"

Quality equipment.

That could make a difference .

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My observation is,

People who proclaim 'snake oil',

Aren't able to understand the science necessary

To get the grip on this reality.
 
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What, do you think you OWN this thread?
And people must write what you order, or else?
God you are funny 😛
A midget Napoleon (in his mind) thinking he rules over others. 😛


No, I don't "own" this thread, even though I was the one who started it.
Yet, you complain to me, if I discuss being "off topic"?
How about when a moderator of some thread says the same thing? - are they exempt of your complaints?
Do tell.
 
Black grouper, quite tasty.......but the wise old bohemian guru gonna yell at us for being on the lawn! Better stay on topic! ahhh yes......have you seen the prices of some high end fishing gear?

One boat I frequently go out on has 6 of these.......tackle is worth more than my whole boat!

Daiwa Marine Power MP3000 Deep Drop Reels - J&H Tackle

Yea I know what it's like having expensive hobbies. My other love is photography, mainly nature photography. So that means big expensive lenses that can cost more then a new car.:yikes: Needless to say I have more lenses on my wish list then in my camera bag. Good glass is going to cost you. I have a couple pretty nice lenses that I make due with though. At least with photography you don't have the snake oil salesman trying to sell you some esoteric BS promising magical results. It's just expensive.

I think I am going to renew my fishing licence tomorrow and go hit the Santa Barbra Channel. Do some surf fishing. Maybe talk my friend into taking his boat out. Yea, that's the ticket.😀
 
THE AMAZING FALLACY OF "HIGH END" STUFF........(continued)

And listen!
You wanna be the talk of the town?


For a measily $3500.00 you can own a nice 6 foot long power cord for your stereo!
It's got all the features anyone would want too!.... you can even use it to power your local utility company generators - save the planet from annoying voltage spikes!
It's only a small fee for utter perfection.

OR!....You can use it as a towing chain for your automobile!
AND.... it comes in a rich decorator-designed wood box that your kids can use for their toys!
 

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THE AMAZING FALLACY OF "HIGH END" STUFF........(continued)

And listen!
You wanna be the talk of the town?


For a measily $3500.00 you can own a nice 6 foot long power cord for your stereo!
It's got all the features anyone would want too!.... you can even use it to power your local utility company generators - save the planet from annoying voltage spikes!
It's only a small fee for utter perfection.

OR!....You can use it as a towing chain for your automobile!
AND.... it comes in a rich decorator-designed wood box that your kids can use for their toys!


Can you just imagine the profit margin these guys have with this..this, thing? All one needs is sell just one of these & you can build 36 more units?...ready & waiting to sell it to yet another poor sot.




-------------------------------------------------------------------------Rick......
 
Can you just imagine the profit margin these guys have with this..this, thing? All one needs is sell just one of these & you can build 36 more units?...ready & waiting to sell it to yet another poor sot.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Rick......


But here's the main thing......!
They're called "Reference Cables"............ Reference!
That means something to the audiofool bunch!


Like "reference" speakers, phono cartridges, amplifiers, etc....... they are "special" ya know.


It's ALL about marketing HYPE........ the world of BS, hypnotic mind-control, gullibility, and digging DEEP into your bank account.
 
But here's the main thing......!
They're called "Reference Cables"............ Reference!
That means something to the audiofool bunch!


Like "reference" speakers, phono cartridges, amplifiers, etc....... they are "special" ya know.


It's ALL about marketing HYPE........ the world of BS, hypnotic mind-control, gullibility, and digging DEEP into your bank account.

Perhaps something that actually can live up to the name.



----------------------------------------------------------------------Rick........
 

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Can you just imagine the profit margin these guys have with this..this, thing? All one needs is sell just one of these & you can build 36 more units?...ready & waiting to sell it to yet another poor sot.
It takes more work now, especially the internet forums where the words spread fast. You would have to joint those forums and spread FUD like the ones you may have seen on this forum.
 
THE AMAZING FALLACY OF "HIGH END" STUFF........(continued)

And listen!
You wanna be the talk of the town?


For a measily $3500.00 you can own a nice 6 foot long power cord for your stereo!
It's got all the features anyone would want too!.... you can even use it to power your local utility company generators - save the planet from annoying voltage spikes!
It's only a small fee for utter perfection.

OR!....You can use it as a towing chain for your automobile!
AND.... it comes in a rich decorator-designed wood box that your kids can use for their toys!

Wow. That makes this look like a flipping bargain!
AudioQuest NRG-4 3-Pole AC Power Cable - 6 feet | Bay Bloor Radio Toronto Canada
 


And copper wire is copper wire.....


Yet.... the hype:


  • PSC (Perfect-Surface Copper) / PSC+ conductors
  • Counter-spiral HyperLitz geometry
  • Multi-position carbon-based noise-dissipation and crosstalk-dissipation systems
  • Cold-welded connectors


Naturally, all that fancy jazz talk will impress people that don't know a thing about electrical products, or physics or science.
 
Don't you just love those made-up acronyms?, they pull them out of pure thin air, trying to convince you they are some unknown new technology.
PSC, (Perfect-surface copper), WTF is that?





-----------------------------------------------------------------------Rick........
 
THE AMAZING FALLACY OF "HIGH END" STUFF........(continued)

And listen!
You wanna be the talk of the town?


For a measily $3500.00 you can own a nice 6 foot long power cord for your stereo!
It's got all the features anyone would want too!.... you can even use it to power your local utility company generators - save the planet from annoying voltage spikes!
It's only a small fee for utter perfection.

OR!....You can use it as a towing chain for your automobile!
AND.... it comes in a rich decorator-designed wood box that your kids can use for their toys!

That is cheap compared with the one I posted which second hand on the bay was £14k and 1m long, the original price being double that.