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James Randi Posts $1M Award On Speaker Cables

Posted by kdawson on from the money-where-your-ears-are dept.

elrond amandil writes "James Randi offered US$ 1 million to anyone who can prove that a pair of $7,250 Pear Anjou speaker cables is any better than ordinary (and also overpriced) Monster Cables. Pointing out the absurd review by audiophile Dave Clark, who called the cables 'danceable,' Randi called it 'hilarious and preposterous.' He added that if the cables could do what their makers claimed, 'they would be paranormal.'"

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  1. This is silly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    The reviewer claimed nothing paranormal about the cables. He described them technically and then claimed they were "danceable." Taking poetic license is not the same as making claims of the paranormal. The author clearly wasn't referring to a mystical property of the cables.

    Are the cables worth it? I don't know. But I think Mr. Randi might have too much time on his hands.