What’s your vote for the most ridiculous, overpriced, and useless tweak?


My vote: Furutech Outlet Cover 105 NCF $220, with “special crystalline material that has two “active” properties.” https://www.thecableco.com/outlet-cover-105-ncf.html

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cd318---Interesting take. I think a lot of the defenders of the absolute lunatic fringe bonkers tweaks that you see in the forums are like my old card playing buddies.


Back in the day when I had the, uh, exotic dancer living at my place, I had a lot of card playing friends. When they would come over and we'd sit around the table, she would wander around in her, uh, work clothes. Oh Honey, can I freshen your drink? Things like that. She knew what she was doing. They knew what she was doing.

I was looking at the cards. They were looking at something else. I won a lot. They really did not care. They were very happy to come over and not look at their cards.

It's the same way with the denizens of tweak city here. Most know better. They want to play and to dream and the Hell with anybody that says different.


That's fine for what it's worth. If anybody wants to play pretend that way, go right ahead. I used to read Erich Von Daniken and Charles Fort for fun myself.

Can't say I believed it though.

Ahem.
I have read through this thread and almost thought about posting "anything from Synergistic Research", lol.  Then today, I came across this and just had to laugh!!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Extremely-High-speed-HDMI-cable-with-great-detail-and-amazing-image/173268776104?hash=item28579fb4a8:g:3-AAAOSwVUta0Jtk

Anyways, hope you enjoy!
>>>>>> I suppose you tried this outlet cover and found to be completely useless.....do you have any measurements to substantiate your vote? What receptacle did you pair this cover with? <<<<<<

I laughed when I read this.  Given the so-called high end audio business seldom uses specs at all, especially with these types of products, what specification would show what effect that a power chord, plate cover, green ink etc etc has on sound?

That is the magic dust that some people selling products depend on.  I/we have no way to experience or validate, beyond possibly double blind test, which the hard core disdain) if or what differences you/we say we hear.

 I am not denigrating ANYONE's experiences but do think some are self fulfilling prophesies and bias.  How a very very slight diminishment in some vibration can change specific timbre, sound staging etc in electronic devices..lets just say I am skeptical but kudos to Navy and USAF because their stuff seems to work fine on ships and aircraft  lol