Biggest audio hoaxes


Often when people discuss audio, they talk about "snake oil" or "hoaxes."

It's pretty typical to use the term hoax as a tactic against another who disagrees with one, or holds an unusual opinion or vouches for something which has not been verified. That's not what I mean by a "hoax." 

By "hoax" I mean an audio product or claim which has been pretty definitively disproved. Maybe not to everyone's satisfaction, but to common consensus.

So -- with that definition of hoax in mind, what are some of the biggest audiophile hoaxes you've heard of?
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Love Star Trek. Watched it when I was a teenager. Kind of lost track of their newest stuff though.
I haven’t actually run into any real hoaxes. I do a lot of research. Also, the CD Stop light pens work. Not night and day, but a noticeable improvement. There are still professional reviews of the pens.
Where do we start, I wonder how long this thread will be? I will be checking in periodically.