The Quackery Thread

[andrew Ivimey]

Thinks....... how do I magnetise my wi-fi streamed signal?

What effect does gravity have on the music signal? I'll ask Richard Dawkins next time I collide with him .

What happens if,purely by chance, I connect the device or cables the wrong way round, ?

How magnetic are bundles of £20 notes?

Why do I get headaches when these cables are in place?

[pre65]

£20 notes are definately bad for you, but it's not necessarily due to magnetism.

I have a special licence to safely dispose of £20 notes, and offer a collection service which I strongly advise you make use of.

When the notes have been removed you will feel a lot better, and I know I will as well.

[jack]

ARGHHH!

$8,900 for a 1 meter pair of RCA interconnects or a 1 meter phono cable.

$20,900 for a 1 meter power cord.

$12,900 for a 1 meter pair of speaker cable.

And the power conditioner comes in at $16,900 for eight outlets.

Do read the rest of the above article. There are new levels of madness. I particularly like:

There were a couple of interesting things that Rick said during the demo about AB-ing his equipment against competitor’s gear. One was the standard required break in time. Most manufacturers say that their cables take time to break in. What Rick said along with that was that the benefits in sound quality after breaking in his cables could remain for one to four hours after removing his cables, so that if you swapped in another brand of cables after removing his cables you wouldn’t be able to notice the decrease in sound quality for some time, making A/B comparisons difficult.

After the event, Leslie purchased Rick’s reference level cables (as has Alón) and she says that inserting other brands now sound like dirt. This would seem to contradict Rick’s statement, but again, Rick’s prior claim that whoever revues his cables ends up buying them seems to hold true.

So, did you miss the magnetic magic show featuring High Fidelity Cable products? If so, you also missed Leslie’s outstanding Pumpkin Curry Chicken. It was so good I asked for the recipe. Rick’s cables were so good I may ask for some to demo. I came prepared to be unimpressed, and was surprised to find I was most impressed. Then again, I’ve always loved a good magic show.

[pre65]

I think that (sometimes) when one hears things in a recording that were not heard before (due to better equipment) then going back to the old kit the new things can still be heard.

Not sure why that is mind you.

[cressy]

That article can be summed up in 2 words in my humble opinion....... Complete bollocks
I'm now going to go find the emperor some new clothes

[Mike H]

What happens if,purely by chance, I connect the device or cables the wrong way round, ?

Well for cables it should be like a new lease of life, as all the electrons will have been bunched up one end

[Dave the bass]

I think that (sometimes) when one hears things in a recording that were not heard before (due to better equipment) then going back to the old kit the new things can still be heard.

Not sure why that is mind you.

Ah! Thats because you've heard them and now know they're there 2nd time around.

[Nick]

Not sure why that is mind you

Yes, it has a common name, memory.

[jack]

More madness:

http://highend-electronics.com/products ... super-fuse

[cressy]

Unbelievable. What a load of utter shite. More money than sense......

[IslandPink]

Fabulous (marketing) idea, ticks all the boxes !
"very hard to get the Beeswax into the fuse"

[andrew Ivimey]

to quote, ''''''''The Audio Magic Premiere SUPER fuse incorporates Audio Magic's anti vibration fluid to stop the element from vibrating at 50/60 hz and then the blackout powder super mix to absorb all EMI and RFI riding the element as well as ambient sources and insert a new HRC core which allows the signal to travel through the fuse in a more cohesive and linear manner. The Premier SUPER fuse is 30% better than the Audio Magic's original SUPER fuse in every way!''''''''

& from somewhere else, relatively harmless, to quote again, ' ...Death's too good for them!'

[Ali Tait]

Another candidate-

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/322387741958?rm ... noapp=true

[Mudshark]

Fuses......As if the type aint bad enough.
Punter on AOS (cant remember his name - pity) swears we should try turning them....
A dire ectional thing going on.....

[Irene Idler]

Look what I just found. "USG-1 digital cable for high end DACs without a need for the 5V rail. Amazing sound!"



Looks like a nice jumprope to me.