Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?

3 or 4 DH Squares under the TV/monitor produces noticeable improvement in picture quality - a more stable image and better definition.

clean wall outlet connections with end of pipe cleaner moderately wettened (not soaking wet) w/ Pro Gold or similar...

Make sure the CD is absolutely level while it is spinning.

"For the most part, most cables are just for aesthetics."

That's good to know. Thanks for the info.

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Speaking of speaker placement, nothing is more accurate and reliable than the XLO Test CD out-of-phase track for determining the absolute position on the floor for both speakers. Ye olde move a little/listen a little technique tends to find the local maximum as opposed to the real maximum.

If you have a heavy carpet on wooden floor, remove it and see if that doesn't open up the sound and give better dynamics. Be sure to remove all Sonex you might have lying about. If you happen to have Tube Traps in room corners try experimenting by moving them away from the corners gradually along the wall behind the speakers and see if that doesn't improve things. Make sure the reflective "side" of the Tube Trap faces the center of the room.

LPS pollutes your system with mechanical noise and magnetic fields as fate would have it.

Every time someone takes a swig of Guinness Stout an angel gets his wings.

I git rid of almost all cables. I got rid of all power cords and went to battery power. I also got rid of all fuses and capacitors. It's gets even better. I also got rid of all transformers. I also got rid of many feet of internal wiring in electronics. And you just KNOW half of it was installed backwards.