The spec sheet is lying to you.
Decode every number the audio industry inflates — watts, frequency response, impedance, "audiophile" cables — so you know the one figure that matters and the exact point where you're being robbed.
Every term decoded. Verdict attached.
No theory dumps. Each spec gets the same treatment: what it actually means, the number that matters, and whether it's signal or noise.
Peak and "PMPO" wattage are marketing theatre. RMS is the only power figure that describes real, continuous output — and it's usually a fraction of the big number on the box.
A range means nothing without the tolerance (± dB). "20Hz–20kHz" with no deviation figure tells you the range, not how flat or honest the sound is.
This one's real and it decides whether your gear even pairs correctly. Match it wrong and you lose volume, headroom, or your amp. Here's how to match it in ten seconds.
Where the markup goes to die. We show exactly when cable quality affects sound (rarely) and the price point above which you're paying for the jacket, not the signal.
Some of these numbers are meaningful below a threshold your ears can't detect. We give you the cutoffs so you stop paying for decimals nobody can hear.
A field manual, not a textbook.
The spec glossary
Every term plain-English'd, with the one figure that actually predicts how it sounds.
The robbery line
For each category, the exact price point where added cost stops buying added sound.
Every brand ranked
The brands worth the money and the ones coasting on a logo — sorted, not sugar-coated.
Store-floor cheat sheet
A one-page printable to take shopping. Scan the spec sheet, spot the inflation, walk out smarter.
Read it once. Never get fooled again.
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