Does "everything" REALLY matter? (A No-Arguing Thread...)

[PeterA]

Have found to make an improvement:
1. Mass loading equipment rack
2. Controlling pressure in room by door opening
3. Replacing belt with thread on turntable
4. Getting thread tension correct
5. Finding correct volume for each recording

Have not found to make an improvement:
1. Pneumatic isolation platforms
2. Fancy powercords
3. Fancy wires
4. Removing eye glasses for listening
5. Latest and greatest gear

 

[ssfas]

Make an improvement:
1. New dedicated power installation
2. Fibre optic cabling
3. Rigid welded steel hifi stand with slate top
4. Loricraft wet record cleaner
5. R2R DAC architecture

No improvement:
1. Audiophile switch
2. Any product deploying the words "graphene" and/or "quantum" - general snake oil indicators
3. Fuses
4. Tubes
5. Brand names

 

[hopkins]

Little to no improvement:
1. Schumann resonators
2. Power cables and power plugs
3. Digital cables (Ethernet, USB, Optical...)
4. Music servers (as opposed to players) and server applications (as long as they are bit-perfect)
5. Digital equipment vibration platforms/feet
6. Ethernet switches