I Just Don't Hear It - I wish I did


I am frustrated because I am an audiophile who cannot discern details from so many of the methods praised by other audiophiles. I joke about not having golden ears. That said, I can easily discern and appreciate good soundstage, image, balance, tone, timbre, transparency and even the synergy of a system. I am however unable to hear the improvements that result from, say a piece of Teflon tape or a $5.00 item from the plumbing aisle at Home Depot. Furthermore, I think it is grossly unfair that I must pay in multiples of one hundred, or even one thousand just to gain relatively slight improvements in transparency, detail, timbre soundstage, etc., when other audiophiles can gain the same level of details from a ten dollar tweak. In an effort to sooth my frustration, I tell myself that my fellow audiophiles are experiencing a placebo effect of some sort. Does anyone else struggle to hear….no wait; does anyone else struggle to comprehend how someone else can hear the perceived benefits gained by the inclusion of any number of highly touted tweaks/gimmicks (brass screws, copper couplers, Teflon tape, maple hardwood, racquet balls, etc.) I mean, the claims are that these methods actually result in improved soundstage, image, detail (“blacker backgrounds”), clarity, bass definition, etc.
Am I alone in my frustration here?
2chnlben
Rodman99999, "PS: That was all BTW, and I won't be back, so- Relax!."

I, for one, am pleased to hear you won't be back. :-)

Wendell
Well, it does depress me

Careful Nietzschelover, that's what happened to Nietzsche in the end. Next thing you know, you'll be writing Wahnbriefes. Come to think of it, your writing actually does resemble the Wahnbriefe!!!!

(It's all in fun)
I would love to debate Intelligent Design vs. Neo-Darwinism here. However, that would be off-topic.
I respect your Materialist opinions, Nietzschelover, but don't appreciate your injecting them into threads. You sound like an evangelist for Humanism. Please keep it to yourself. Thank you. :)
Bobby palkovic pretty tweaky too!

"Palkovic's Conditioned Response" not to be confused with the dog thing...!

That one was for Nietzsche.