A Couple Little Things I'm Wondering About

Here we go again. How can you have an opinion if you have never tried it?

@audioguy85,  how does your post address the OP's question or contribute in any meaningful way?  You state " Waste of money if you ask me." Nobody asked you!

I am seriously puzzled as to why people who have tried and can't hear differences or just regard certain tweaks as snake oil etc. without having tried, bother to waste their time and the reader's time with their vitriol.

I thought the ethos, purpose and intent of these threads was to provide helpful input based on experience. Constructive disagreement is fine and to be encouraged but the dismissive comment 'Well its your money' which often accompanies these threads is simply a rude insult, suggesting those who claim they can hear differences are delusional or subject to expectation bias.

What is the theoretical likelihood that anyone who's put a lot of time and money into a project will forever bind themselves to the projected end? And swear they hear the difference?

Cable elevators?
Pretty dang obvious...they elevate the sound, man. Plus, they look cool. 

What is the theoretical likelihood that anyone who's put a lot of time and money into a project will forever bind themselves to the projected end? And swear they hear the difference?

Why? Is that the way it works with you?

I have a quazi-high end system.   I experimented with cable lifters.  I found that 1/2 round vibrapod/rubber-like balls under the cables benefited the sound the most.  They eliminated vibration and elevated the cables 2" above the nylon carpeting (90oz-dense).  I tried caps on my unused terminals on a tube preamp but it diminished the sound quality in every location so I don't use them.