Quack System Upgrades

Anything anything sold by Geoff Kaitt, the PT Barnum of audio gear. 

andrew9405
142 posts
01-04-2017 8:48am
Anything anything sold by Geoff Kaitt, the PT Barnum of audio gear.


Whoa! What? Hey, Andy, where you been hiding yourself? When did you get out of rehab?

OK, has anyone actually tried rubbing snake oil on the outside of their interconnects and speaker cables?

ejr1953
OK, has anyone actually tried rubbing snake oil on the outside of their interconnects and speaker cables?

snake oil, like vegetable oil, is an excellent shield against RFI/EMI, Mr. Smarty Pants

http://www.verywell.com/history-of-snake-oil-2614974

"First, There Really Is Such a Thing as Snakeoil...

...and it has been used as a pain remedy for hundreds of years.

The original snake oil came from Chinese water snakes and was used in China as a treatment for arthritis, bursitis, and other joint pains. It is believed to have been brought to North America during the Gold Rush in the mid-1800s.

The oil, which was really fat that was taken from the snakes, was actually studied in the 1980s and found to be full of omega-3 fatty acids. Of course, we know omega-3 fatty acids are prescribed today to reduce inflammation (which can lead to arthritis), reduce blood pressure and more.

Other studies have been reported as well. In Japan, snake oil was rendered from Erabu sea snakes, which are the same species as the Chinese water snake, and determined that the Omega-3s were present in their fat, too. In 2007, Japanese researchers reported on a study in mice that showed mice had improved abilities when ingesting snake oil rendered from those Erabu snakes over those mice who were fed only lard."