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Biggest Sonic Improvement

What is the biggest sonic improvement you have ever made to your audio system. Mine was a surprise to me. I replaced my Audioquest PT6 tonearm on my VPI turntable with a VPI JMW Memorial tonearm. The improvement in the sound nearly knocked me off my feet. I never realized a tonearm coud make that much difference in sound. How about some of you guys, what has your most exciting improvement been.
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scotty333
79 posts
 
Black Diamond - those things under speaker spikes. Yes, you can't believe teh difference. I am surprised there isn't more out there on this tweak.
rrgordon
46 posts
 
I had to hear for myself what SACD sounds like, so I drove an hour to a dealer. It took less than 5 minutes to realize that SACD represents the biggest sonic improvement I've ever heard from a single change or am ever likely to hear--short of virtual reality. Over time, as the quality of SACD mastering improves, just as it did with 16/44.1 standard, we can expect wonders to be everyday occurances. Many early adopters describe their good fortune on audioreview.com. In my own system, it would have to be going from stock cords to custom powercords--proving that cords are components too.
mmccannf56e
3 posts
 
High-end tubes from high-end solid-state. Absolutely! Tubes aren't perfect, but their benefits outweight their minor drawbacks.
lynch34
8 posts
 
When I changed a Conrad-Johnson DR-1 to my Mark Levinson No. 37 I noticed a steep difference.
johnhaines
32 posts
 
replacing my CD player with a Wadia 860.
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