What’s your vote for the most ridiculous, overpriced, and useless tweak?


My vote: Furutech Outlet Cover 105 NCF $220, with “special crystalline material that has two “active” properties.” https://www.thecableco.com/outlet-cover-105-ncf.html

glow_worm
I sense your angst and trepidation. Geez, No wonder the Red Pen didn’t work for you. Assuming you actually did, which I doubt. You shouldn’t get so hung up on a manufacturer’s description of the device’s operation. 😬 Faint heart ne’er won fair maiden. So, you were too scared to try the Red Pen after reading the description? Anyway, the underlying idea behind PWB device’s, generally speaking, and the Red Pen in particular, is that the effects do not (rpt not) occur at the conscious level. They occur at the subconscious level.
I'll go the other direction....the best tweaks are a good glass of scotch, a poke of herbal essence and the wonderful cover of night.  System always sounds great under these conditions.
Can we have a little bit of fun here, just as the original poster intended?
I very much liked the reversed carpet story! Why is this getting ridiculed???  If it's all about subtle influences, and all sorts of snake oil - why should the fibres of the carpet pointing in the reverse direction NOT have an influence? After all the exotic room treatment we have done? Hey - we are here in FREE Of CHARGE territory. Why not try ??? Some years ago my then little kids rearranged the Persian rug in front of the speakers, creating ridges and bumps to play with toy cars! Did it affect the sound? YOU BET. So, as long as it's FREE, any tweak is OK. Thanks to glow_worm for the inspiration.
I just realized nobody mentioned freezing things in the home freezer. What’s up with that? You guys are slipping. I will be standing by for someone to point out to me that temperatures in the home freezer aren’t low enough to do anything. 😬