True or False?

Instead of asking inane questions on a forum to arrive at a solution you should read inane articles on an inane webzine. 

FALSE, the cost doesn't matter. Tweaks are useless in an inexpensive, moderate or expensive system. 

I was real big into cycling before my accident brought me to a Audio. Cycling is the same way . A guy spends thousands of dollars to save 100 g of weight on a bike. Does it make them any faster? You could do the math and say yes. Is it in his head?mostly. I think the same rules apply to audio. Did the new cables look better? Yes. do they sound better or is it in the guys head? It’s mostly in the guys head. It’s probably the same way with guys who work on cars, motorcycles and any other hobby you can think of. If it’s a hobby and people love it they will find a way to accessorize it. That’s what keeps some of these marginal products in business.

The first thing to understand is that different is not always better and often time is required to really determine the worth of a change. Another important point is that "always" or "never" coming out of an enthusiast's mouth pretty much excludes their responses from serious consideration. See djones above. If people comment on products that they havent heard immediately dismiss their posts. 
 

Tweaks are for idol worshipers. If it works, it is not a tweak but rather an essential accessory.

I agree for once with you...

I call them "embeddings controls"...

The more important embedding control is the acoustical one...So impactful that if rightfully implemented almost any upgrade is no more so "sexy" ...

The ratio S.Q./price is the only way to keep money and not throwing it to the hype wind.... For those of us like me less fortunate and more creative....

I never bought any "tweaks".... i prefer to create my own "embeddings controls" at NO cost or almost....

Not only it work but it make my maxim truer with time passing:  embed it all dont upgrade before....