I think use of the word really just reflects laziness. It’s an overused cliche that says nothing at all
As i say above, Components as a whole, can be hyped, = over promoted = propagandized.
Snakeoil is like feet under amps, certain expensive cables, certain room treaments, can't name the all.
All sorts of weird ideas which pass off as *upgrades*.
Hype pertains to some opinions i read on audiogon about certain components which i <know> are being over blown.
Take electrstats, some folks still believe in that garbage, = to me its hyped.. Is this my personal bias, or it there some truth that electrostats area real genuine speaker experience?
I can't stand that technology. How it ever survived this long, and even ever sold, beats me.
Now that i am on my personal bias, might as well mention solid state amplification,, Just for the record,, how is this dinosaurish technology still hanging on??
man, tube amplification (not SET, which i also can't stand) has blown away anything solid state.
Now you might say,, hey thats snakeoil, worse,, hype.
AS I see it its the solid state fans hyping that style of electronics.
I think its time we tell things just like we know it. This is 2020, not the year 2000 which i consider late middle ages in audiophile land.
I am trying to bring this hobby up through the 21st century, exposing the <frauds>, the <hype> and the 100% pure <snakeoil>
Snakeoil buster here...
As i say above, Components as a whole, can be hyped, = over promoted = propagandized.
Snakeoil is like feet under amps, certain expensive cables, certain room treaments, can't name the all.
All sorts of weird ideas which pass off as *upgrades*.
Hype pertains to some opinions i read on audiogon about certain components which i <know> are being over blown.
Take electrstats, some folks still believe in that garbage, = to me its hyped.. Is this my personal bias, or it there some truth that electrostats area real genuine speaker experience?
I can't stand that technology. How it ever survived this long, and even ever sold, beats me.
Now that i am on my personal bias, might as well mention solid state amplification,, Just for the record,, how is this dinosaurish technology still hanging on??
man, tube amplification (not SET, which i also can't stand) has blown away anything solid state.
Now you might say,, hey thats snakeoil, worse,, hype.
AS I see it its the solid state fans hyping that style of electronics.
I think its time we tell things just like we know it. This is 2020, not the year 2000 which i consider late middle ages in audiophile land.
I am trying to bring this hobby up through the 21st century, exposing the <frauds>, the <hype> and the 100% pure <snakeoil>
Snakeoil buster here...