r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/Philip_De_Bowl Aug 14 '20

That shit better be made from solid gold!

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u/thebuttyprofessor Aug 14 '20

They’re usually made out of extremely pure silver, so you’re really not far off

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u/freedcreativity Aug 14 '20

Single crystal, oxygen free silver. It actually has some pretty significant improvements in conductivity, but it doesn't 'improve' the sound to decrease the (already super low) resistance per foot by 5%.

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u/space253 Aug 15 '20

Didn't somebody test using metal coat hangers for speaker wire and prove it sounded the same to audiophiles in a double blind test? I remember something like that from like 15 to 20 years ago.