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."Ā 

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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Millercarbon brought up springs again after I asked the forum this question.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/what-your-choice-speakers-with-spikes-or-speakers-with-a-vibr...

I was a newbie and was struggling with being nice to Miller or clawing back. Iā€™m still able to post on the website so I guess that means were still friends...? Iā€™m sure if I flew up into the great Northwest to hear his system he would invite me.šŸ˜€šŸ˜€