When I began this hobby, I was a avid specification reader. I allowed my amplifier and speaker decisions to be biased by the manufacturer's performance data. Confusion came when the numbers seemed to be out of line with what sounded good. Now I am to the point of looking only at an amplifiers rated power and speakers efficiency level as useful data. Often finding too, that those numbers do not describe real life listening experiences either.
The same is true with tweaks, some that should have no effect, are not only audible, but vital to the systems performance. The sonic differences between a soft foot, a spike and a roller device is a specific example. No doubt each is a unique design, but that in no way begins to describe the vast differences in performance each brings to a piece of equipment.
The best advice I can give is to treat the entire experience as you would life itself. Many things we planned as children never came to pass. Many things we assumed were impossible, came true. Remember to treat your music system the same way. Don't close your mind to experimentation, or the joy of learning. If your experiment does not work out, at least you have the satisfaction of knowing the results, and got another chance to hear great music. In the end, like life and love, you receive just about what you put in.
The same is true with tweaks, some that should have no effect, are not only audible, but vital to the systems performance. The sonic differences between a soft foot, a spike and a roller device is a specific example. No doubt each is a unique design, but that in no way begins to describe the vast differences in performance each brings to a piece of equipment.
The best advice I can give is to treat the entire experience as you would life itself. Many things we planned as children never came to pass. Many things we assumed were impossible, came true. Remember to treat your music system the same way. Don't close your mind to experimentation, or the joy of learning. If your experiment does not work out, at least you have the satisfaction of knowing the results, and got another chance to hear great music. In the end, like life and love, you receive just about what you put in.