Advice on....Snake Oil


So, I get it. You purchase something and other claim it's snake oil. Or they purchase snake oil and you lay claim to the adage. 

My one question,

What is the general consensus a reputable brand would spend considerable time, resources and finances to create a product that is or what some would call "snake oil". 

My belief is that a lot of brands (PS Audio, Isoacoustics, Audioquest) would probably better spend their time developing and creating an impact rather than making a questionable product. Any dialogue to be had or am I off base?
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Showing 2 responses by dill

Nobody "needs" high-end audio, it’s a want thing. And tell one should not want that because it it too expensive, doesn’t work or can’t work as advertised. Hence, saving us from ourselves. Really?
"snake oil" A convenient term that is used by ones that either, are too lazy or cheap to try the product to see if it actually works as advertised or already, in their minds know that it can’t possibly work because of their learned science. Or, if I can't hear a difference, it's snake oil. Then poo poo the ones that do try and like the results then attribute their opinions to the "placebo effect".