Tweaks that work? (yes very subjective topic)

Ordinarily lava lamps are sonically inert. This one however, when Ted Denney saw its location in my system he realized that with quantum tunneling it had the potential to exponentially magnify the effect of the HFT directly behind it. But it didn't work. I had forgotten the lava lamp had already been modified with a filament of five nine's pure Tony Starkium. Quantum tunneling deactivated the Starkium and now its back to being an uber cool lava lamp. 

I would put the fO.q tape on the tone arm, counterweight and arm base. Behind speakers both on the baskets as well as in the gasket area. Also if you put some around your face shield/helmet interface it helps control the shock waves from close range Iron Man rocket launches.

So I wanted to put this out here to the group and I am hoping for a detailed response from @millercarbon.

Thanks. My system page is chock full of them. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367
Your Butcher Block stuff looks pretty good. But if your gear is sitting directly on the factory feet I would start with BDR Cones. There’s probably better stuff come along in the 30 years since they came out, but I doubt there’s anything better for $20 ea, $60 a component. Use 3 under components, 4 under speakers. This is probably the most cost effective/high value place to start.

Next after that look at the wall treatments in the corners of my room. Those are Owens Corning 703 panels covered with fabric. This stuff cuts easily with a straight razor blade or a utility knife. Its so light weight you can pin it to the wall with straight pins. Not tacks which make a big hole, straight pins like they sell for sewing. This way you can try and listen real easy and the holes you leave are invisibly small. Then when you’re happy wrap some fabric. Mine are stapled to the wall. You can get as fancy as you want or staple like me and be done in no time.

When choosing fabric, look for thin and open weave, like you would want for speaker grills. Otherwise if its too dense and closed weave it doesn’t let the sound through to be absorbed into the panel as well. The difference is not huge but I was surprised, the covered panels did not sound the same as uncovered.

So far if you do all this you are $500, or maybe up to $700 if you splurge on fabric. When you hear the difference this $700 makes you will know just how awful these people are who have nothing to do all day long but throw schoolyard taunts. Instead of helping, they actually insult the helpers. Sad. So discouraging.

Speaking of which here’s one I came across earlier today. Awesome system. Where is this guy? I ask myself. Read his System notes. He stopped posting in the forums precisely because he got tired of all the losers constantly attacking him. Not making it up. You can learn a lot just looking at some systems. This is one to study. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/4459

Would be nice to see the system of a certain someone above. Except, guess what? He doesn’t have one! Only likes to make fun of those who do.

Okay so Cones and Corner Tunes. After that all the rest are very close in terms of what they do, and how much, and for the money. I mean they are all slightly different of course but in the big scheme of things there is no right or wrong.

About the only one not pictured is fo.Q tape. This awesome tape damps vibrations, but does so in an unusual way, by piezoelectric conversion into heat. BDR Cones improve macro and micro dynamics and let you hear deeper into the recording by lowering the noise floor. The tape has a similar effect but more focused on eliminating noise and smearing in the midrange/treble. This has the effect of improving presence and revealing detail in a way that is a little different than the other stuff.

Some of these tweaks are very uniformly balanced. BDR, SR, you just want more and more. Others like the tape and acoustic panels you have to be more careful and listen and test to avoid over doing it.

The turntable, that one is a subject in itself.....