[Shop-talk] Is this really true ??

[Chris Kantarjiev]

> Indeed, I've long heard of "skin effect" in antennas, but never heard of it 
> in electrical power transmission.

Well, then, you're obviously not an audiophile. That world is engaged
in entirely new levels of snake-oil sales, pitching power cables that
are designed to resist the electrical interference that can enter your
components via the skin of the power cord and thus distort your sound.

I kid you not.

http://www.lessloss.com/high-performance-power-cables-c-65.html

provides several particularly egregious examples. Be sure to
read the reviews and articles ... if you have the stomach for it.