Is anyone willing to entertain the idea

No, but I'd be willing to entertain the idea that 50% of all 'audiophiles' really don't know how to listen for differences and identify them. And I'd also be willing to entertain the idea that many audiophile hear stuff because of the power of suggestion. But, frankly, just because you can't hear it, or it doesn't make sense to you doesn't mean its not real.

For example, our newest CLC devise which has been broadly discussed. Don't know/don't care, but FWIW I have a CD transport that when connected to the system thru a DAC and placed in standby (as well as 'on') creates a brightness which is intollerable in a 2nd CDP/DAC which is playing. All are filtered. Brightness only goes away when I disconnect the transport. Some how this transport is dumping something back into the electrical system. I really can't explain it - doesn't make much sense. Is that real? To me it is. Wanna buy a transport? :-)

So, IMHO, to balance those folks who can hear things that make no sense to others because of the power of suggestion, there are just as many who can't hear things because of a pre-disposition that they can't exist lacking a scientific explaination.

Twl, I don't think the 'answer' is all that obvious. For example I would never tell you you didn't hear something you said you heard, but I wouldn't hesitate for a second to tell you that under similar circumstances I did not hear the same result as you describe. We might even discuss why we did or did not hear the same thing. The reader can then ask questions to determine the likelyhood of his hearing the differences or lack thereof.

But for the uninitiated who is looking for support I think it is fair to inform an inquirer of all of the possible reasons for a products raves when the technology of the product is mysterious or nonsensical (to many at least), including the possibility that the product and its promotion is intended to appeal to a specific, and dare I say because of inexperience, a more gullible, person trying to blindly improve their system.

I will always agree with the "try it, if it works for you use it" approach. Where I draw the line is when you have to BUY IT to try it with the hope that you can resell it if you can't hear a meaningful difference.

FWIW.