Best Upgrade you had?


What single upgrade did you have that gave you the most impact in sound improvement? Mine would be the EMM LABS DCC2 dac and CDSD transport followed perhaps by my AUDIOMAGIC line conditioner.
jjwa
I'll follow Slappy's template.

CAR
Bilstein shocks & struts with Eibach Pro Kit springs dropped the car and tightened it up the way I had hoped without creating a harsh ride. Replacing my factory airbag steering wheel with the Momo Competition may have reduced my overall safety, but now I feel like I'm grabbing something substantial unlike the factory pipecleaner. Rogue Engineering short shifter has made my car so much fun to drive. And the factory BMW X-Brace made a huge improvement in initial turn-in. Not bad for a $150 part.

AUDIO
Introducing tubes into my hifi is one of the most positive shifts I've made in audio. I have a tube DAC and have owned different tube preamps, but never a tube amp. I'll soon be getting an Exemplar Exception II which I'm hoping will be a big step up. And I'm also considering a high powered SET like the Bel Canto SET40, which would complete my transformation into Anakin Tubewalker.

WOMEN
No matter how many hotties I meet around here, I just can't seem to find anyone better than the ex. Maybe I should move to the Mediterranean.
Gunbei-

I've always thought that Italian women were the perfect package. They are so damn sexy, then in their later years- when cooking counts as much as sex- they still outperform the rest of the world!

Of course, right now I'm obsessed with Condi :)
Changing the way in which my system was set up in the room and installing a projector/screen in replace of the big RPTV was the biggest upgrade. This maximized the potential of my Kharma 3.2s and my subsequent amp upgrades.
Köchel K-300 loudspeakers, Atma-Sphere MP-1 preamp, or Audio Synthesis DAX Discrete DAC. It's a pretty tough call deciding between the three.
Losing the live in Girlfriend (of 3 years): So I could buy my Ferrari Fly Yellow Wilsons and ditch my Audi for a Honda! A couple months later a pair of Lamm's. Oatmeal and Raman Noodles allows me to use all my disposable income for stereo equipment! Oh yeah Turning the master bedroom into a dedicated listening room became possible (I don't care about sleeping in the guest bedroom!)