We never think about removing parts to fix things

[Bill_Janssen (Wigwam wool socks now on asymmetrical isolation feet!)]

An interesting study from the University of Virginia with clear applicability to audiophile tinkering, I’d think.

When asked to fix something, we don’t even think of removing parts

[Anthony_B (Tony)]

Yes but it is the ‘we don’t even think’ bit that leads to all the tinkering in the first place. KISS has always applied to audio from when groups gathered round a horn to record live directly into acetate or wax cylinders.