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RE: Something for you to think about

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In Reply to: RE: Something for you to think about posted by JimOfOakCreek on February 25, 2008 at 12:57:22

"Are you saying that there may be industry shills here? "Experts" whose job it is to advocate snake oils? $550 cables, $10K DACs, Shakti Stones, etc..

Oh my gosh, I would have never believed it!...heh...heh"

"Someone in the PC Audio forum in the Audio Asylum was bragging about how well his $550 USB cable sounded. He posted the review like a sales pitch for Synergy Cables.

While I repect other people's feelings I couldn't resist explaining that the cable conducts packets of data in the form of hi-speed pulses. I also explained that I couldn't understand how that $550 USB cable could have that kind of impact on the sound.

Holy sh*t!!! A Nuclear Word War 3 flame war errupted. Those people in that group take their cables seriously. I got to stay out of that forum!"

Jim,

You mocked me as being an "expert", and "industry shill" and an advocate of "snake oils".

Did I miss anything?

Follow Ups:

Nice Posts, Mercman... - Cappy 13:43:59 02/25/08 (4)
- RE: Nice Posts, Mercman... - JimOfOakCreek 13:50:43 02/25/08 (3)
  - RE: Nice Posts, Mercman... - Scab 16:10:56 02/25/08 (0)
  - Methinks You Doth Protest Too Much [nt] - Cappy 13:58:41 02/25/08 (1)
    - RE: Methinks You should follow the link (nt) - JimOfOakCreek 15:10:22 02/25/08 (0)
RE: Something for you to think about - JimOfOakCreek 13:31:57 02/25/08 (0)

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