Chris,

I think the term harks back to the days of the wild west (USA that is) when caravan traders would roam from town to town selling "the latest thing". You know the sort...."drink this tonic and you'll be cured of x,y and z....."

I guess "snake oil" was one of those things sold to a gullible crowd.

MI....But the difference here is that with mics, interconnects, the actual sound signal (be it digital or analogue) is passing through the item. With power cables, that is not the case and power cords are perhaps the item you'd think should have least effect.

I'm after views on what the difference in power cables might be doing to the equipment to result in audible differences in sounds.

At this time I really don't want to get all 'hi-fi mag/marketing' about what those differences are though, although at some point I'm sure they'll be relevent.

Rgds,
Nick