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Quack System Upgrades

Ok, so what's the most ridiculous "SNAKE OIL" upgrade you have come across?

Let the fun begin HAHAHA :) :)

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jetter
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Interesting concept mb1,

One could argue that that the cables sold by Blue Jeans are the identical wire that most likely a good amount of the music we listen to were recorded with. 

So then somehow cost no object cables are reversing the effect of the cable used in the production of our music and then providing a more realistic rendering of the original production on replay?
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shadorne
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If your systems full potential requires special expensive wires and different bits of wire between components actually materially affect the performance then it says a lot about the equipment design and build quality and/or your equipment choices. 

Good quality and well designed equipment should be highly sensitive and revealing of the source and not the wires used to connect equipment together. Audio 101 basics in design and quality.
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crazyeddy OP
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@dlcockrum  This is meant to be a humorous post Dave, not out to stir up anything at all, and don't mean to. Lets just have some fun and laugh.

I'll add one of my favorite Snake Oil advertisements to give you and example of where I'm going with this. Please read the whole thing.

https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2016/09/20/the-far-corners-the-skin-effect-and-albanias-organike-cables/

My apologies to anyone who misinterpreted my intentions. Just out for a bit of humor, and a chuckle or two.

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geoffkait
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Yamamura Q-151 CD treatment contained shark oil. That's not snake oil.

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twoleftears
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beeswax?
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