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Walmart, 97 cents, for Vibration Control
They'll work as well as cable elevators, tuning dots, those Shakti wooden things, tube buffers, etc.  
Audiogon resolutions for 2022 - #1 less exaggeration when it comes to system changes
My favorite is, "the difference was not subtle." Neither is the placebo effect.  
Are tubes psychological?
Is it any surprise that people describe tube components as sounding "warm" considering many tubes produce tactile heat? Whoever started that silliness didn't work too hard to come up with it.  
HOW CRITICAL ARE JUMPER CABLES
They should be as good as the wire inside the speaker, that is to say, it doesn't much matter.  
More expensive = better?
In a word, no. Humans for some reason, usually equate more expensive as better, and it's often not the case.   
Interesting information from Analog Planet on Stylus Cleaner Onzow Zero Dust.
Those pictures are pretty meaningless without some context. First of all, was this after 1 cleaning? 10? 1500? Were there other substances used in addition to the Onzow? How clean is the area around the turntable? Lots of other factors could be at...