We/I already dealt with the AQVOX in 2018.Well, that's timely. I happen to be going somewhat back and forth with the Stereophile folks, in the comment sections, on just such a subject:
We/I already dealt with the AQVOX in 2018.Well, that's timely. I happen to be going somewhat back and forth with the Stereophile folks, in the comment sections, on just such a subject:
Just out of curiosity which company do you think started this whole speaker cable snake oil worm hole?
Evidently, the people at Stereophile had their minds so brutally boggled that they never recovered.... or this tidbit (these tidbits*) from Stereophile, Spring 1977
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* I left the one about the "Sound Cells" loudspeakers in, too, because it seemed... fitting.
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FYI & FWIW: You should be able to delete it yourself, @Kal Rubinson
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Maybe now but I fell for a lot of that stuff when it came out in the '70s, despite my scientific background. Took quite a while for the scales to drop from my eyes.Oh, I dunno. Our colleague @Kal Rubinson seems to have his head fairly squarely attached to his shoulders.
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^^^ Audio Dec. 1977 (later, and better, known as CobraCables. Sourced from a Japanese company and notorious for their high capacitance)
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^^^ Audio Sep. 1979 The Gold-ens interconnects date back to at least 1976
You could say "Born Again"?Maybe now but I fell for a lot of that stuff when it came out in the '70s, despite my scientific background. Took quite a while for the scales to drop from my eyes.
Sadly, some idiots probably did lose respect for themOMG! Magico doesn't have Nordost wires??? I think I just lost all my respect for the "Magic" of Magico. LOL.
Definitely not. Exactly the opposite.You could say "Born Again"?
Unfortunately, there are too many.I want to know who is responsible for this.
Someone is always first.Unfortunately, there are too many.
Ohhhhh. The snake oil drips off that sucker.oh -- on topic -- I did find this seminal (?) loudspeaker cable ad last night.
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source: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Audio/70s/Audio-1978-03.pdf
That's a big 10-4 (in the patois of the time), good buddy!Ohhhhh. The snake oil drips off that sucker.