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Biggest audio hoaxes

Often when people discuss audio, they talk about "snake oil" or "hoaxes."

It's pretty typical to use the term hoax as a tactic against another who disagrees with one, or holds an unusual opinion or vouches for something which has not been verified. That's not what I mean by a "hoax." 

By "hoax" I mean an audio product or claim which has been pretty definitively disproved. Maybe not to everyone's satisfaction, but to common consensus.

So -- with that definition of hoax in mind, what are some of the biggest audiophile hoaxes you've heard of?
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cleeds
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sugabooger
... it is a wonderful hoax played on willing audiophiles, the whole concept of 100’s of hours of burn in, especially on cables. All the suppliers are in on it and there is 0 benefit to them to admit it is a hoax ...
Wow - a "wonderful hoax"!
Why don’t you file a perfect class action lawsuit and put this "wonderful hoax" to rest for once and for all?
Beware the audio guru.
cleeds
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sugabooger
Bose noise canceling headphones ... the R&D was paid for by you, the US taxpayer, to the tune of over $100 M dollars. Bose received a DoD contract to develop noise canceling technology, and after failing to deliver any usable device or technology the DoD pulled the plug. The $100M written off ... I think we found what the hoax is here. p.s. They employ 9,000 people and have sales of $3.5-4 billion.
Do have have any documentation of this "hoax"?
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