Earwig, what's with the snippy attitude about the veracity of my perceptions? I have no agenda, merely reporting my experiences. I was the most skeptical person imaginable, it surprised me more than you can imagine when I actually heard substantive improvements from a pc. Maybe "jaw dropping" is hyperbole that should be banned from any further audio discussions. Perhaps it was jaw dropping because my suspicions and reservations were negated by the absolutely undeniable improvements I heard. Perhaps my jaw dropping is your yawn. I may extol the improvements I taste between a vsop vs. vs cognac that someone else might dismiss as insignificant. On a different note, I've heard numerous people slam PS Audio power ports as "unmusical" and substandard to this or that. I've tried replacing my Power Port with other high end outlets, they all sound the same to me. So obviously, things are some degree system/listener dependent. Doesn't mean I don't believe some else couldn't have different but valid perceptions of the same product.
