"Oh my god! There's a chip! It must be used for authentication!" I'd read up on some analysis from someone with a EE background before I'd trust a shop that se

"Oh my god! There's a chip! It must be used for authentication!" I'd read up on some analysis from someone with a EE background before I'd trust a shop that sells $650 headphone cables (Double Helix, the original source that Slashgear conveniently forgets to cite.) http://brockerhoff.net/blog/2012/09/23/boom-pins/ http://brockerhoff.net/blog/2012/09/23/boom-pins/