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This reminds me a lot of audiophile woo as well. It seems like this sort of grift could be applied to just about anything where the technology is indistinguishable from magic.


Got any examples of audiophile scams?



I once saw a spray for CDs that would "absorb stray laser light" or something like that. The bit that gets me is that according to the instructions you're supposed to spray it only on the label side of the disc.



Gold plated audio cables come to mind.




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