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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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teo_audio
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Theta Digital Data LD players.
teo_audio
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Same for video. 

Depth of image and subtlety of image, 3d life like effects..all mean nothing to some people, they don't like DLP projected images. whereas that (what good DLP does) is the core of what some demand.

Whereas they love LCD projectors with the candy colors the shades of color are more important to them, they don't care or even notice if the image is fuzzy, flat, no contrast, with greyed out black levels. lifeless mud. but the color is important. somehow.

JVC DILA projection is probably the best compromise that moves in a good direction in all areas.
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