Okay, so this is somewhat off-topic, but ... I had an idea.

Three years ago I used to frequent these forums quite a lot. I had a 12-hour night shift job with Net access available, and usually had nothing else to do. (I miss those days. ;-)
I started reading all of the posts about cable overhype in retail and the media, and was somewhat taken aback, as I suppose most people are. Companies--and standards--like "Monster Cable" are so integrated into our purchasing history, that we frequently don't even think twice about purchasing. It's that last thing you grab on the way to the counter, and never forget to pick up. But of course, that's the success of their marketing, yet the failure at the same time, when it comes to informing the public.

I suppose it's somewhat like allopathic medicine. It's something you're bombarded with from birth--you're shot up with vaccines, given doses of "x" or "y" for every conceivable sniffle, but never taught about prevention. Never taught that, hey guess what, you weren't born with a medicine chest... so maybe you don't need it as much as you think. My wife is a doctor of chiropractic, and some chiros are doing a much better job at educating people about how you DON'T need most of the stuff you take, that it's baffling. Naturally, since it's a relatively young profession--and the medical guys hate it, mostly for reasons they'd never admit to--most people snub the notions. But it's changing: entire legions of parents are protesting vaccinations because of their chemical contents. People are starting to take exercise and preventative healthcare much more seriously. (In other words, we're finally learning from old countries like Japan, who've known all along.)

People are realizing that what we've been taught, has mostly been bogus.

Since that's one aspect of my life I inadvertently get involved with often, I thought I'd bring it up, just to show the similarities. There are some constants and exceptions. Pardon what may be a poor analogy: in healthcare, you'll always need foundations like emergency care. In soundsystems, you'll always need foundations like quality power units, proper gauge cable, and decent drivers.

So I'm reading through these forums, particularly this one for its heated nature, and thought.... "Some of these guys ought to get together and publish something." I haven't read a single review/editorial/whatever in a big-name bookstore magazine about any of these debunking theories. Why? Poor marketing, naturally. They'd never write that, they'd lose advertising.

It's the independent publications that would have to bring these theories to the public.
Slap me on the wrist if there's been a larger-scale effort already, and I simply don't know about it. I love to write... Mostly, I love to write about things that interest me. Audio. Cars. Photography. The ocean. Whatever. If enough people have the technical information, if enough people have the marketing talent, if enough people have the writing and editorial ability, and if a few people are willing to contribute to the finances, this would work.

Anybody game?

=Chris