Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?

Hey Y'all,

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Check them out, for $4 per, they are truly a cheap tweak. I am not affiliated with this gentleman. I am merely a very satisfied customer.......John

the best tweak... hum.. buy some audiophile CDs for it...

Has nayone tried putting 2" thick maple blocks under components? Does this actually help?

Here goes my list:

1. Dedicated lines
2. A carpet or some kind of diffusion material on the wall behind the speaker. This trick will probably not work for Bose owners.
3.Tap on the top cover of components. If it rings metallically put heavy magazines or books on top or glue non ferrous metals to the top that are different than the top cover.
4.Carpet on the floor.
5. Clean connections
6. Get rid of cheap extension cords.
7. Turn off unused digital when using analog.

I am also interested in if the maple shelves work. Anybody have any feedback on that?

I believe you can cancel off unwanted resonance with shelves made of any materials as long as it is well made. Each material has a different mechanical vibration signature, and you just need to compact numerous materials together that has varied density and conduction properties such as Nuance and Symposium shelves. I place paper between my metal shelves and component with some dynamat under the shelves.