Million for proving the quality of expensive audio equipment

Audio is one of those products that has no upper price limit. It is believed that the sound quality can be improved almost endlessly, the ideal is still unattainable. For the pursuit of this ideal, sound lovers spend a lot of money. Does that make sense?

The well-known organization JREF, which specializes in combating common myths in the field of paranormal phenomena, became interested in issues of professional audio equipment. Any person who proves the existence of a paranormal phenomenon (reading thoughts, predicting the future, UFOs, etc.) can come and get a million dollars. However, since 1964 no such person has been found.

Recently, a lot of letters began to arrive at the JREF organization about the appearance on the market of ultra-expensive audio equipment, which supposedly provides the sound of "extra quality". For example, Pear Cable sells 12-foot (3.66 m) Anjou audio cables at an incredible price of $ 7,250. At the same time, the company refers to the opinion of “experts” who are absolutely delighted with the sound quality through these miracle cables.

So, the JREF organization announced a million dollar prize for proving that this cable provides at least a little better quality than ten to twenty times cheaper cables.

By the way, this prize can be awarded to any of the “experts” whose opinion is quoted in a Pear Cable advertisement.