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Tweaks you got rid of because they were not effective (enough)?

There are some audiophiles for whom cost is no object; they buy what they wish and every single tweak and gadget which promises to improve the sound. And the industry is all too happy to produce such tweaks -- often made of expensive materials with elaborate engineering explanations. Those who question the value of these tweaks are frequently accused of being "naysayers" who are either too ignorant or insensate to realize that "everything matters."

Of course, money spent one place cannot be spent elsewhere; expenditures on tweaks take the place of other more central factors affecting the sound. In some cases, those tweaks are worth it; you can hear the difference, and that $400 (or whatever) really could not have improved your speakers or sub or amp, etc.

So, the question here is simple: Which tweak have you tried which, after some experience and reflection, you realized was either *not* effective or not the most effective way to improve your system? 
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sgordon1
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I think tweaks are like clothes.
If you only add, without periodically
sorting out the "keepers," you will have a 
pile of stuff that either is neither useful nor
beneficial.

For me, it is mostly eliminating vibration
control pieces.  Adding is the easy part, like accumulating shirts
and pants.  The real work is critically looking at
the whole audio setup, making subtractions,
and re-evaluating the resulting sound changes.
Less can be more.

I might be the only one with this opinion, though.
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