I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil...

I used to use all WireWorld interconnects, but I found it difficult to fit them all into the spaghetti junction behind my equipment (six sources, phono stage, pre-amp, power amps, headphone amp). So I replaced them with skinny cheap interconnects. No difference to my ear. The only place where it does make a difference is on longer runs (pre-amp > monoblocks which sit behind the speakers) where cheapo interconnects pick up hum as they are not shielded.

I’m reminded of Tolstoy’s beginning of Anna Karenina " All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

We could rephrase this "All bad sounding interconnects are alike; each good sounding interconnect is good sounding in its own way."

Good sounding interconnects and unhappy families are both more interesting to write about.

"Snake Oil"

@bolong 

Your uninformed, unsubstantiated opinions are of no value to those of that know better and to those that come here to learn. Please try to refrain.

Refrain from what? I thought I was being amusing. So called "snake oil" does have some therapeutic properties however minimal, Perhaps we use that word recklessly and impertinently when we bandy it about in audio land.