Enid Lumley used to champion brass screws for mounting cartridges in tone arms before she left The Absolute Sound as a staff writer. Michael Green made some wonderful clamping stands that I encountered during my time in NYC. I built one using thick MDF found at an auction and discovered that it worked 'better than I thought it ought to,' certainly better than was reasonable.
At the time I had a partner who was not an audiophile. When I made a tweak and found she commented without knowing of the change, there was clearly merit to it.
So THE BEST TWEAK OF ALL TIME, bar none, though perhaps not the most affordable, IS AN OPEN MIND and the willingness to try something that seems unlikely, perhaps even something that seems ridiculous. I found that having another set of ears --preferably an experienced listener, as suggested above-- is both a great help and can forge very pleasant camaraderie.
All the Best, cdk84
At the time I had a partner who was not an audiophile. When I made a tweak and found she commented without knowing of the change, there was clearly merit to it.
So THE BEST TWEAK OF ALL TIME, bar none, though perhaps not the most affordable, IS AN OPEN MIND and the willingness to try something that seems unlikely, perhaps even something that seems ridiculous. I found that having another set of ears --preferably an experienced listener, as suggested above-- is both a great help and can forge very pleasant camaraderie.
All the Best, cdk84