gillatgh ... with all due respect, your introduction to the topic doesn't fall under a tweak category, more under basic rules for achieving good sound. Long time hobbyists would begin with great isolated electricity, then follow several of those suggestions as a lift off-off point. Linn turntable's
Ivor Tiefenbrun, of course, asserted primacy "of the front end," a legitimate argue. Once that is sorted out, and assuming the components have enough ability to expose sufficient resolving power, minutia and prat of a great system, tweaks can indeed prove fun, and quite beneficial towards one's goals and flavors. If, however, you are in the camp that find wire upgrades, tube rolling, isolation and the like nonsensical, then, as with religion, no proof will suffice; for believers, no proof necessary. Free tweaks include leveling your gear - micro changes to loudspeakers, both vertically and horizontally (search info on bass nodes) - try live front wall, dampened real wall - address ceiling tuning if feasible - Marigo tuning dots skillfully applied to drivers, speaker baskets & cabinets of all sorts...see my responses elsewhere. Experiment, be playful with it! More peace, Pinthrift
Most useful tweaks that are sensible and really make a noticeable improvement
So after reading the thread of useless tweaks I'd be interested the communities opinions of useful tweaks. I may be rehashing a previous thread but times change as do useful tweaks.
I have found that in my case the following were useful, immediate and audible,
In order of priority in my opinion
1 Room treatment
2 Speaker location, ie proper setup
3 Subwoofer location (if used)
4 Subwoofer integration
5 Component isolation
6 Cables, all SC/IC etc, normally I would not mention cables but did have an ear opening epiphany that makes me believe cables are system dependant and I do not mean directionality.
So if anybody has anything to add, please do so as none of us are ever too old to learn.
I have found that in my case the following were useful, immediate and audible,
In order of priority in my opinion
1 Room treatment
2 Speaker location, ie proper setup
3 Subwoofer location (if used)
4 Subwoofer integration
5 Component isolation
6 Cables, all SC/IC etc, normally I would not mention cables but did have an ear opening epiphany that makes me believe cables are system dependant and I do not mean directionality.
So if anybody has anything to add, please do so as none of us are ever too old to learn.