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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BTW As usual with most snake oil threads I can see this thread getting either removed or sent to the garbage forum.
Which is something you excel at, boasted about, and continue to do.


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People are just plain jealous of others systems and have adopted an audio communist argument against anything that can be seen as better than what someone else has.

They feel no one should spend more than they or hear any better as well and if they do, then it must be measured and quantified or that person is crazy, delusional and must be decried and set straight. Gulag for you my friend.

They want a level playing field so they can get that participation medal just for showing up. They travel in packs (strength in numbers) and invade audio sites stirring things up with their communist points of view, out to save the audio society from itself. 

I've never seen this level of zealotry in other sites for automobiles, bikes, cameras, watches, etc. Sure, there are differences and debates, but the level of acrimony simply doesn't exist at the levels exhibited here. 

That's not to say there aren't charlatans out there but these audio communists see them everywhere. That's what they do.

All the best,
Nonoise