The only explanation I can muster for this “electronics don’t make a difference” trope is that people have never heard anything outside the clutch of low end products that all share the same chips and topologies.

I mean shit, you can flip a switch on a lot of amps and it won’t even sound like itself anymore, and it’s the same unit!

And I don’t need a blindfold to know the difference between whisky and applesauce either