I Gave Money to Criminals - feat. Dankpods - Cringe Audio Scams

Linus Tech Tips December 20, 2023
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Join us in War Thunder for FREE at https://playwt.link/joinltt Get an exclusive bonus using our link - thanks for supporting the channel! The Trash Network on Floatplane: https://www.floatplane.com/channel/TheTrashNetwork/ DankPods: https://www.youtube.com/@DankPods/ Garbage Time: https://www.youtube.com/@GarbageTime420 The Drum Thing: https://www.youtube.com/@the.drum.thing. Around every corner, it feels like people are trying to scam you out of your money. But no one tries harder than audio companies. No I'm not talking about, Apple, Sony, Sennheiser or Samsung. I'm not even talking about hi-fi audio companies like Marantz, Bang and Olafson or Adam Audio. I'm talking about the shady companies that exist in the world of audiophile tweaks. The companies that use science-y sounding words to rip you off. So we got our audio aficionado friend Dankpods to come over and join us while we take a look at some of the craziest BS we've ever seen on this channel. Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1548060-dankpods-and-i-gave-money-to-criminals/ Buy a Mackie MR824 9" Powered Studio Monitor: https://lmg.gg/aemky Buy a Mackie MRS 10 10" Powered Studio Subwoofer: https://lmg.gg/CSoQv Buy an Amazon Basics 10ft XLR Cable: https://geni.us/LNclNP Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: https://lttstore.com ► GET EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ON FLOATPLANE: https://lmg.gg/lttfloatplane ► SPONSORS, AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS: https://lmg.gg/partners ► EQUIPMENT WE USE TO FILM LTT: https://lmg.gg/LTTEquipment ► OUR WAN PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/wanset FOLLOW US --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/linustech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LinusTech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linustech TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linustech Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linustech MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712 Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw Artist Link: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/ Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/PgGWp Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 0:57 650 Dollar Cable Lifters 5:00 USB Audio Improveners 8:51 Fixing the Wall Power 13:01 A Different Type of Plug 15:42 Illegal Chemical 17:56 A Fool's Earrings 20:35 The Final Thing 25:12 Outro

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