Audio equip: What are your favourite scams?

Guybrush · 03-19-2022, 05:55 PM

You there. Yes, you.

The world of audio equip is just so ripe for myth. Tone and quality are often hard to pin down in quantitative ways and if you spend $$$ on a piece of equip, you have placebos and various cognitive biases that are going to try to fool you into thinking it's somehow improved things.

HOWEVER. We know (or should know) that when audio equip is blind tested, listeners (including audiophiles) often can't reliably identify supposed higher quality gear, like preamps, dacs or cables.

We may have an inkling that the higher up in price you are, the less you get for your money. At worst, we're paying for snake oil.

So what are some of your favourite worst ways (pet peeves) in terms of wasting money on audio equip?

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Audio equip: What are your favourite scams? You there. Yes, you. The world of audio equip is just so ripe for myth. Tone and quality are often hard to pin down in quantitative ways and if you spend $$$ on a piece of equip, you have placebos and various cognitive biases that are going to try to fool you into thinking it's somehow improved things. HOWEVER. We know (or should know) that when audio equip is blind tested, listeners (including audiophiles) often can't reliably identify supposed higher quality gear, like preamps, dacs or cables. We may have an inkling that the higher up in price you are, the less you get for your money. At worst, we're paying for snake oil. So what are some of your favourite worst ways (pet peeves) in terms of wasting money on audio equip? __________________ Something Completely Different Last edited by Guybrush; 03-19-2022 at 06:13 PM.