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Feeling Tweaky

I recently tried my first system tweak, purchasing IsoAcoustic Orea isolation footers for my Luxman 507uX Mk2 integrated amp, Marantz Ruby CD/SACD player, and Shunyate Hydra Denali 6000S power conditioner. I liked the improvement in sound quality so much I’ve gone ahead and ordered IsoAcoustic Gaia feet for my VPI Classic 2 turntable and Magico A3 speakers. I never expected a tweak to make such an improvement, not just a change, in sound quality. By the way, my cables are Audioquest Rocket 88 speaker cables, Audioquest Colorado cables from the CD/SACD player, and VPI phono cables. The Shunyata Hydra Denali has a Venom power cable. All the other power cords are what came with each component.

Acoustic room treatments that would affect room decor are unfortunately out of the equation and I’ve already tried my best to design component shelving to be a vibration free as I could. I’ve thought about are redoing the house wiring to create a dedicated circuit, and making an ultrasonic record cleaner.

So my question to you all is, what tweaks have had the most positive impact on your own system, that you could you recommend for the above described system? There seems to be a lot of tweaks out there that range from the sublime to the ridiculous in both performance and price. I’d like to know what tweaks of the many out there have worked best for you so I can make a list and prioritize each in terms of performance and budget. Please share your favorites and I’d appreciate your advice. Thanks,


Mike



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OP - I am not introducing anything new here.  But from one recently new to the hobbiest to another, some of the suggestions from here that I followed:

I tried elevating speaker cables - more noticeable for me on thicker heavier and longer cables.  Currently using doubled and tripled up styrofoam cups due to the weight.  Things sounded airier, a bit more defined.

Cones - Jury's still out on the "how", but after placing them under seemingly good rubber footing (both really heavy monoblocks and light DACs), I cannot deny some improvement.

Subwoofer placement - perhaps the best and most significant overall tweak!  Short of adding additional LF sources, do not dismiss placement if you are using one or more.  I added more with excellent results in a 10 x 14 room where only one sub couldn't work.

Btw.  The light switch thing worked in my listening room!

 
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