Game Changing Tweak

Please could those of you who trust your senses without question, who do not recognise your own confirmation biases, who don’t believe in measurement, who don’t respect the laws of physics, and who think they are immune from placebo effects, please tell me what else apart from audio you spend your money on?
Whatever it is, I’m going into that business.
And please tell me you are not into tweaking your vehicle’s brakes, or designing medical devices, or aeroplane control systems, or nuclear power safety systems.
Please?

Please?
Confirmation bias goes both ways. If you’re predisposed to not hear a difference, you won’t.
We all believe in measurements but contend that not everything can be measured, presently. We’re not so full of ourselves that we think that we’re at the height of our ability to measure things. Tell that to the physicists.
We respect the laws of physics but that’s such a broad topic to fall back on without being incredibly specific and without asking someone who’s very steeped in it to chime in with what it possible.
As for placebo effects, they are all temporary and not long lasting. We’ve always said that distinctions and variances are heard through long listening sessions and not at the short intervals needed for a parlor trick.
And, no one here falls that easily for the conflation of tampering with car brakes, airplane control systems and nuclear power stations with simple, effective tweaks done to our audio systems.

All the best,
Nonoise

And please tell me you are not into tweaking your vehicle’s brakes

Oh, the ignorance. Back when I was a Porsche Club of America Driving Instructor and it was time to replace my brakes I went to one of the most experienced Porsche techs in the the US to find out if drilled or slotted rotors might be better than stock. Squire said no, get stock and have them cryo'd. 

Say what??! 

He said they will not only wear longer, but exhibit greater ability to modulate and hold on the verge of lock-up, especially when it counts, when very hot from a lot of laps. Well Squire held the track record and had a long and storied racing history so who was I to argue? I had them cryo'd and used them long enough to know everything he said was true, including the longer brake life.  

For several years it was routine to change brake pads to use the faster response pads for autocross and the higher heat tolerant pads for the track. The brake fluid was also changed to a higher temp. This isn't necessarily something recommended for street use as the higher temp stuff is more hydrophilic, absorbs moisture, and so not great for street use where the fluid is likely not often changed, but perfect for track use where the fluid is changed and higher temp resistance to boiling is much more important. 

Now here's the funny part. I tend not to follow threads that decompose into BS the way this one has but the brake ignorance caught my eye and it was quoted so I had to scroll up to see which boob wrote it and no surprise, it was bluemoodriver.   

This will not register, it never does when the skull is so thick, but any normal person would at this point be so humiliated to have it made so clear  just how far off he is, and go skulk off, never to be heard from again. We can only hope.

@nonoise 

I truly appreciate your unrelenting efforts for making deaf people listen. if only...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyxJ7GKGFG0

All the best,
Nonoise

@ millercarbon you are full of the ole schitt,