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Hype, Hyperbole and high price!

Okay, I understand that this site has to make money by having advertisers, but cheese and crackers, the claims that are made are just laughable if not down right criminal!  Before I attended an engineering university I too was duped into buying expensive wires and such.  Now, armed with an engineering and physics background, I can see through the BS claims made.  I try and not let it get in the way of my enjoyment of good quality stereo equipment, but when a salesman tries to sell me something based on testimonials, hype and hyperbole, I tell him politely my background and then ask him a series of questions which leaves him dumbfounded. 

Such crap as directional wires - (I used to work for both Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman) and trust me, if we had to test the miles of wires for directionality in every piece of equipment built...well you get the gist.

I have friends that are audio snobs and although they argue with me (Basically buyer's remorse) they know that what I say is true and end the conversation.  Oh well, I suppose I will continue to get a headache when I read said claims.

Sigh!
kenny928

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rklune
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Well, this was really fun!  What an entertaining thread.  I had to read the whole thing, I just couldn't help myself.  As well as LMAO, I did actually learn a thing or two, I think.

I used to be in the motorcycle business--odd that motorcycles came into this discussion, but we use to have a little saying that used to prove itself out time and time again as we would buy and sell motorcycles that ranged from stock & custom Harley's, custom choppers, Japanese bikes, bikes in great condition or just plain disasters and everything in between, and that was; "there's a seat for every saddle".
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