Frankly, I thought the OP was a troll trying to pull our chain. Clearly that was not the case. I have weighed the evidence presented by both sides of the argument, and come down on the sides of Kosst, Georgehi, and Teo_Audio. No bricks rest on top of my electronics, nor silly dots stuck on my wall, nor crystals taped to my myriad cabling. I am quite fascinated with the Dunning-Kruger Effect --- news to me, but Tyversky and Kahneman, in a similar vein of awareness, have extensively documented the cognitive bases for common errors in judgement and their work is completely germane to this discussion of snake oil audio products. The degree to which we allow ourselves to be deluded, about foolish audio gear and lots of other consumer purchases we make, is endless. I think the aims and objectives of the snake oil deniers are quite noble... trying to add some rational thinking to the subject so that the devotees of these very often senseless tweaks can hold on to their hard-earned cash. Yet if you, for example, choose to purchase one or a dozen of GK's tweaks and find them to enhance to a considerable degree your listening pleasure, then by all means do so and don't give a thought to the snake oil deniers. But don't get your nose out of joint when these folks provide contrary rational responses to those perceptions you are having.
