Most Effective Tweaks?


Wondering what generic tweaks people have tried that made the biggest difference?    Also interested in how much the tweaks cost to implement and the magnitude say from minimum of "marginal" to maximum of "transformational".

My top tweaks I can think of so far are

1) isolating speakers from versus coupling to floor when needed  (~$100, transformational)
2) Mu metal shield around low level  phono stepup transformer ($30, transformational noise reduction)
3) power cord upgrade (significant, ~$80)
4) acoustic panels (significant, $90)
5) power conditioner (significant, $100)
5) Physically moving components further apart from each other (NC, marginal)
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Showing 1 response by sbank

mapman, lots of people making ultransonic cleaners semi DIY buying ready made ultrasonic tanks and adding stack products that hold a few LPs and spin them slowly in the tank. Total cost ~$600 depending on which frequency machine you chose. Search diyaudio.com for details. 
I haven't seen them yet, but a number of friends tell me results are far surpassing their conventional cleaners including all the usual suspects in vacuum and string-type machines. Cheers,
Spencer