Our snake oil award goes to this video but its content might just surprise you. Some will be horrified, while others may cheer. Paul talks about optical cleaning products for CDs.

The days of graphic equalizers and bass and treble controls on equipment have long since been replaced by better equipment that no longer needs these crutches. So, is there a place for them in today’s world? Yes, and you might be surprised at what Paul has in mind.

Wouldn’t it be easier for PS Audio and other manufacturers of high-performance stereo gear to look inside their competition and steal their secrets? Why don’t more manufacturers do it?

Can you take an amplifier rated for low wattages, like 30 watts, and use it effectively to power a speaker with a maximum input rating of 100 watts?

Why do the ratings on the rear panel of amplifiers rarely match what their claimed output power ratings are? Is it possible to produce more watts at the speaker than the wall power can provide?

Some preamp manufacturers insist their use of an inverted output is the right way to go and any products that do not invert are simply not as good. Is that true?

If the goal of high-performance audio is to do as little harm as possible, wouldn’t it make sense to have as few components in the signal path as possible? Makes sense, but Paul explains why that just might be flawed logic.

What types of speakers crossovers are best to use? A 2-way or 3-way crossover? Paul tackles this intriguing question, one that has plagued speaker designers for decades

Many receivers can accept SACD DSD files over HDMI but why can’t high-performance DACs? Are there any that do and if a low-cost mass-market receiver can play DSD files from SACD why not a high-end product like from PS Audio?

We see arrows on interconnects and speaker cables. Why? How could AC signal wires have a direction to them and what does it all mean? We give out our snake award.