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Old 26th Feb 2021, 12:08 pm   #2076
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Default Re: The Audiophoolery Thread.

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Originally Posted by paulsherwin View Post
It's difficult to imagine why anybody would believe that any of these digital interface cables would make the slightest difference to anything. ......... I guess these things are bought by very wealthy people, for whom cost simply isn't a factor in their purchasing decisions, and they just think they're buying 'the best'.
Well, anyone who doesn't understand the basics of electronics and has loads of money. They're the victims and seemingly, there's plenty of them. Or at least, enough to keep the charlatans in business. You don't have sell much stuff at 1000% mark up to make a good living.

There really ought to be legislation to stop this kind of thing, it's nothing but legalised misselling. Even fortune tellers now have to state that their 'work' is for fun only. There should be a similar rider on all hifi equipment - suggestions? Something that states that product technical specifications are fact and indeed challengeable, but any other claims may be considered to be purely subjective and not based on scientific proof whatsoever.
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