It is often said by many audiophiles that "everything makes a difference." Beyond different cables and different components making a difference, these folks mean that everything makes a difference:
-- the metallurgy of the duplex outlet wall cover plate
-- a block of wood or other material on the top of a component
-- a Shun Mook disc or Shakti Stone on the top of an amplifier
-- the power cord going into the power supply of a turntable motor
-- the DAC is plugged in when you are listening to vinyl
-- interconnects are elevated above the floor
-- the metallurgy of the wire carrying power from the electrical sub-panel servicing the listening room to the outlets into which components are lugged
-- different fuses in a component
-- power cables are not criss-crossed with signal cables
-- an unused amplifier is sitting on the floor of the listening room
-- the connector on the speaker cable is Rhodium plated or not
-- the unused jacks on the pre-amp are plugged up
-- a coffee table is in front of the listening chair
-- an extra piece of wire "dongle" is inserted somewhere
-- a block of wood or steel or granite underneath a component
-- the ASC TubeTrap is diffusion side out or absorption side out
-- a clock is plugged into a AC outlet in the listening room
-- the wire coming out of your Wi-Fi router
-- the USB extension bus ("switch") going to your streamer
-- etc.
Does everything really make a difference? Or do we just believe -- or do we just want to believe -- that everything makes a difference?
Do we want to believe that everything makes a different because we think we can hear a difference?
-- the metallurgy of the duplex outlet wall cover plate
-- a block of wood or other material on the top of a component
-- a Shun Mook disc or Shakti Stone on the top of an amplifier
-- the power cord going into the power supply of a turntable motor
-- the DAC is plugged in when you are listening to vinyl
-- interconnects are elevated above the floor
-- the metallurgy of the wire carrying power from the electrical sub-panel servicing the listening room to the outlets into which components are lugged
-- different fuses in a component
-- power cables are not criss-crossed with signal cables
-- an unused amplifier is sitting on the floor of the listening room
-- the connector on the speaker cable is Rhodium plated or not
-- the unused jacks on the pre-amp are plugged up
-- a coffee table is in front of the listening chair
-- an extra piece of wire "dongle" is inserted somewhere
-- a block of wood or steel or granite underneath a component
-- the ASC TubeTrap is diffusion side out or absorption side out
-- a clock is plugged into a AC outlet in the listening room
-- the wire coming out of your Wi-Fi router
-- the USB extension bus ("switch") going to your streamer
-- etc.
Does everything really make a difference? Or do we just believe -- or do we just want to believe -- that everything makes a difference?
Do we want to believe that everything makes a different because we think we can hear a difference?
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