Jadem6, I do not agree with "Why don't all high performance sports cars come out with Shelby specs. or what ever. The after market in auto is huge! Does that make it snake oil too?"
If you buy a Porsche or "hi end" auto (not mass market Ford) then the tires ARE specific to that car and HIGHLY recommended for the handling of the auto. Porsche and others do not sell you a very expensive car and then provide it with $50 tires... it KILLS the whole intent of the purchase (handling) and the car would not be worth it. If you went to a Porsche dealer and he said "if you buy this car for $100k and then Tweek it with new $1k tires, it will NOW handle the way it was meant to...I would call that snake oil! Are you telling me that in Hifi, I can expect to purchase a $20k amp that doesn't sound very good UNTIL I add a new Superduper power cable. So again, I ask why don't all "Hi Fi" companies provide a power cable that takes full advantage of there product....or maybe they already do!
If you buy a Porsche or "hi end" auto (not mass market Ford) then the tires ARE specific to that car and HIGHLY recommended for the handling of the auto. Porsche and others do not sell you a very expensive car and then provide it with $50 tires... it KILLS the whole intent of the purchase (handling) and the car would not be worth it. If you went to a Porsche dealer and he said "if you buy this car for $100k and then Tweek it with new $1k tires, it will NOW handle the way it was meant to...I would call that snake oil! Are you telling me that in Hifi, I can expect to purchase a $20k amp that doesn't sound very good UNTIL I add a new Superduper power cable. So again, I ask why don't all "Hi Fi" companies provide a power cable that takes full advantage of there product....or maybe they already do!