I was asking the OPOk, there are limits to what certain cables can do. Take a CAT 3 networking cable and try to run 10GbE signal thru it. You're not going to get the bandwidth.
Its merely a question of the limitations of the cable and its design spec.
Which gets to your point.
Snake Oil works when they can point to a limitation and then make outlandish claims.
Think of it as using a truth to sell a lie.
That's how the con works.
The connections themselves maybe not (although the optic connection can't handle as high of a data rate) but the way they are processed might not all be the same. Maybe I'm hallucinating but IIRC Stereophile sometimes measures different performance from different connections. And they're always saying asynchronous isochronous is the best USB configuration. If we add in HDMI someone (who the heck was it?!?) showed that HMDI on a receiver was always a bit polluted, even if there was no video being carried.As per your comment of, "S/PDIF, Toslink, USB, I2S can all have an effect on the final analogue sound that we hear."
They do not have a effect on the analogue signal.
That is generalizing to the maximum. Not fair to the majority of stereo salespeople in any manner.I am reminded of an old joke.
What’s the difference between a stereo salesperson and a computer salesperson?
The stereo salesperson knows when they are lying to you?
Well it's very easy to fleece people of their money when there has been so many audiophool myths propagated over many years, as all they need to do is prey upon those who don't have technical backgrounds by calling into play such myths that often sound very plausible.But why does this business have so much Snake Oil in it?
So are you saying that stereo salespeople are also unaware of when they are lying to you?That is generalizing to the maximum. Not fair to the majority of stereo salespeople in any manner.![]()
So are you saying that stereo salespeople are also unaware of when they are lying to you?![]()
Because one dork is a BS'er then all are bad. OK. sure.
Can anyone tell me what a SORTZ is? I asked Amir and apparently he does not know either. Although I do not know what a SORTZ is, I highly suspect that it is a snake oil product. https://audiogroupdenmark.com/aavik-acoustics/
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Can anyone tell what a SORTZ is?
Can anyone tell me what a SORTZ is? I asked Amir and apparently he does not know either. Although I do not know what a SORTZ is, I highly suspect that it is a snake oil product. https://audiogroupdenmark.com/aavik-acoustics/
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So I read the 6Moons things and that told me what it was but it did not convince me that SORTZ is not snake oil. Are there really folks stupid enough to buy this?