Audio nonsense


In this wonderful world of audio that we journey through folks selling stuff have sometimes been inventive in what they claim. In your trip down this road what sticks out as the most ludicrous thing you’ve seen someone try to sell? 
 

I can point to 2 things. When I first saw a Tice clock in a store I thought it was a gag. Next- Peter Belt. 

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Showing 6 responses by femoore12

The 1956 Chrysler Highway Hi-Fi (LP player in a car) and the Sony Minidisc.   

@pesky_wabbit 

I honestly hesitated including it in my post. When I first saw it I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Fantastic technology. Then it died like the Sony Betamax of old . So sad. So very very sad.

Wax cylinders. I cannot believe anyone thought that was a good idea. Terrible technology and absolutely no resistance to heat or surface scratches.

Am I off base here?
 

Not at all. I agree with your statement that the truth is somewhere in the middle.
 

There is no innovation without imagination and investigation. My comment above about wax cylinder technology was in reference to that. Where do you think new ideas come from? 

@pesky_wabbit 

i think some here feed off the emotion of the responses they elicit

just like vampires.