[Review] my favourite online review ever.

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    sq225917 Exposer of Foo

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    cable sharks

    Taken from this review:

    "That's the metallic content of the colloid. On with the liquid itself. The documentation thereof isn't highly revealing. Hayashi-san explained that the liquid is the oil from the liver of a deep-sea shark. It is in fact squalane, purified squalen oil. This oil is no stranger to audio as odd as it may seem. This oil is also used to clean connectors and to treat graphite CD mats as Boston Audio does. In medical circles this oil is also used in the fight against tumors.

    What makes the oil special is its ability to bind and thus deliver oxygen in animal and human bodies where needed. The shark it is harvested from lives in such deep waters that sunlight does not reach it, temperatures go down to -55 degrees C and water pressure is immense. Scientists found out that the oil in the beast's liver does the trick of keeping the predator alive and well.

    Nanotec chose the oil for its oxygen-binding quality so it wicks away any copper-threatening oxygen with it protective layer. Next, the oil is also friendly to the PVC sheath. Hence nano meets chemical technology. The combination is truly a world's first, it seems."

    Believe it or not I have half a pot of this stuff (actually it's in a shampoo bottle) given to me by genius Japanese hi-fi hand-builder much rated by Ken Kessler. I won't reveal his name on the forum because I feel a bit guilty that I'm now out of touch when it's the case that he and his partner were incredibly hospitable to myself and my Japanese wife back in the early '90s in Tuscany where he was then based. I also use the genius' speaker-cable and graphite damping blocks.

    I sometimes use the Sqalan oil to clean up terminals but if anyone is single-minded enough to want to come over and really test it out, they're welcome to pm me. Could be past the sell-by date? All dodgy suggestions will be tactfuly ignored. Howevever much it might seem like it, this is not a hoax! I reckon the Japanese genius' cables are fantastic, the graphite blocks do work... and the shark oil - who knows?
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    :ffrc::ffrc::ffrc::beamup:

    Really funny review. The author should be committed. 6 Moons gets worse by the month.
     
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    That Dr. Maria Vanderloo & Dr. Henk Boot(don't let the doctorate fool you they have zero credibility regarding audio) are one crazy pair of shite talkers. They always review the weird crap like this and those little resonators that you placed around the room to solve room problems <sniggers> and looked vaguely like a little cup on a wooden block.

    Even worst than that pair is it always seems to be the odd looney jap who really does believe that they can divine water from cat piss. No prizes for guessing that both the resonators and the sharks semen cable were both cooked up kamikaze style.

    People who buy this stuff really need to setup a direct debit with the RSPCA or NSPCC because they have far too much money.
     
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    Look out! Here comes some copper threatening oxygen, quick, the deep sea squalen oil!

    Another one for the loonies.
     
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    It's no madder than lathing your CDs, or balancing your amplifier on top of ball bearings, or (cont p. 94).

    -- Ian
     
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    Hi,

    I wonder how it would sound with cod liver oil.

    SCIDB
     
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    Ian, when the cable bake-off is organised make sure you have a pot of this stuff.

    If not, I've got some anti-wrinkle cream containing various snail extracts that we could try. It was donated to me as a sample from a start up company looking for finance. Brought me out in a terrible rash but it might work on hi-fi. ;)
     
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    sq225917 Exposer of Foo

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    my 2nd fav is the crazy jap guy who lookslike he's been through 250,000 worht of hifi in the past year.. 6moons is awesome.
     
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    ...a bit OTT, + I would be the first admit it but it worked, Ian!



    :)
     
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    Why you still bother, they only understand their own language... :SLEEP:
     
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    I know.


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    What is the Portuguese for Common Sense?
     
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    Not Stereo Mic... ;)
     
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    Why do YOU still bother??



    :eek:
     
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    melorib Lowrider

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    Eheheheh... :chainsaw:
     
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    Dev Moderator

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    Guys, how is this helping? All you are doing it antagonising him further. While Mike may lack tact, he does have a point, which seems to missed on you. I think it'll be more constructive if you address his points directly and leave out the jibes.
     
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    melorib Lowrider

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    What point... :confused:

    When we address his points directly he insults our inteligence, he only seems to understand this kind of tactfull posts... :rolleyes:
     
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    If you haven't been able to see it so far I doubt you ever will. Carry on....
     
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    Maybe if it is properly explained...
     
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