"John Phillips" wrote in message
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On 2007-04-16, solwisesteve wrote:
BTW.... Been 'out of' HiFi for 10 years and just starting to feel
my
way back so please forgive my novice sounding questions... BUT....
What's the game with these REALLY expensive IEC mains leads that
are
the rage in the mags? Are they serious? Sounds like total Bo**ocks
to
me!

The audio industry has a history of creating purchasing
opportunities for
bits of kit you didn't know you needed. Things that spring
immediately
to mind a

- special interconnect cables
- special loudspeaker cables
- special mains cables
- mains power conditioners
- special equipment supports
- electronic room correction
- new media standards (new players, re-purchasing software)
- more than two audio channels (more speakers, more power amps, ...)

I am not necessarily saying the above are all total Bo**ocks but I
think
at least some are. Definitely a case of caveat emptor.



This all goes back to 'Rip-Off Russ' as mentioned in an earlier post.

But if you want to read the output of a real nutter, go look at Peter
Belt. He has found that putting tin foil under one foot (yes, just
one) of four on a CD player improves the sound - all to do with
'energy waves' and the like.

As Wogan often says, they're not all locked up yet!


--
Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com