Mgear
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After reading some things about "NVR Reducing resonator cups" and the mythical "cables do make a difference", I've been thinking to myself, at what stage on the hi-fi chain does the placebo start to take over? By chain I mean low -> mid -> high -> youearntoomuchmoney -> "audiophile", does advancement in audio clarity/perceivable quality end at electrostatic and then the placebo upgrades kick in or does it go way lower, into the cheaper planar magnetics? I understand audio is very subjective and there's a very steep logarithmic scale for buying audio equipment, but when does actual perceivable quality take a dive into the "the frequency response doesn't show it but it definitely sounds better"?