Most definitely ,I agree,not everything will work exactly the same.
Too many variables,and a lot of folks just don't dot all i's and cross all the t's when they evaluate things.
Putting an upgraded fuse into a system that is mostly just a source of background music won't reveal much of anything about how much better it is over the stock one.
One reason why I feel a lot of folks fail to distinguish the better fuses.
If the interconnects don't cost $20.00 how will the fuse help?
It's all about the level of resolve of the system that the snake oil tweaks are used with.
And the ability of the user in identifying chnges in his system.
This takes critical listening, not casual listening.
Which I believe is what the music lovers just aren't interested in.
So you need to be of a different mindset.
You also need to know the "sound" of your system, and have a few recordings that you know inside and out.
You need to be able to distinguish different sounds,before and after a tweak.
Does the new tube, fuse, interconnect, make the cymbal sound fuller, or thinner?
Does it sound more metallic or do the cymbal"s splash sound just like the splash of rain on a tin roof and nothing at all like metal being struck with wood?
Do the handclapss in a live recording sound like real hands clapping or again does it sound like rain in the background?
You need to be able to listen for these things.
Only then will things stop sounding all the same or make no difference.
I feel that even the worst snake oil products would have some effect on the sound.
If not better, then at least worse.
But to impart no sound at all is not what I can accept.
Newton's Law , every action has a reaction still applies to audio.
It's more about the ability to distinguish changes as much as it is about the ability of the tweak to make a change.
Too many variables,and a lot of folks just don't dot all i's and cross all the t's when they evaluate things.
Putting an upgraded fuse into a system that is mostly just a source of background music won't reveal much of anything about how much better it is over the stock one.
One reason why I feel a lot of folks fail to distinguish the better fuses.
If the interconnects don't cost $20.00 how will the fuse help?
It's all about the level of resolve of the system that the snake oil tweaks are used with.
And the ability of the user in identifying chnges in his system.
This takes critical listening, not casual listening.
Which I believe is what the music lovers just aren't interested in.
So you need to be of a different mindset.
You also need to know the "sound" of your system, and have a few recordings that you know inside and out.
You need to be able to distinguish different sounds,before and after a tweak.
Does the new tube, fuse, interconnect, make the cymbal sound fuller, or thinner?
Does it sound more metallic or do the cymbal"s splash sound just like the splash of rain on a tin roof and nothing at all like metal being struck with wood?
Do the handclapss in a live recording sound like real hands clapping or again does it sound like rain in the background?
You need to be able to listen for these things.
Only then will things stop sounding all the same or make no difference.
I feel that even the worst snake oil products would have some effect on the sound.
If not better, then at least worse.
But to impart no sound at all is not what I can accept.
Newton's Law , every action has a reaction still applies to audio.
It's more about the ability to distinguish changes as much as it is about the ability of the tweak to make a change.