Any tweaks I'm missing?


I have lots of ’tweaks’ added to my system.

Is there anything I’m missing?

A small cupboard, so no power conditioner possible.

A smallish budget, so most probably no Gate to try.

One small request...

Can the negative knobs please refrain from commenting.

I’m not interested in what you think of me, the products you have not tried, or my spending habits.

Only those who have experiences of possible additions, would be much appreciated.


Upgraded over the last year:

Chokes on electrical items with a switched mode power supply
Halide Bridge USB to coaxial reclocker
Akiko Triple AC Power Enhancer
Audio Prism Ground Control spades on speakers
RCA shorting plugs for inputs on my amp.
Akiko Tuning Caps on amp outputs.
Akiko Fuse Box Tuning Chip.
1 x Shumann Resonator Chatres SE + power supply

1 x Schumann Resonator CHARTRES Mk3

Black Ravioli pads for amp, Dac and power supply

Vibrapod isolation cones and feet
Akiko Universal Tuning Sticks on speaker cables.
iFi AC iPurifier.
MCRU Mains Filtration plug
Mad Scientist Nitro Nano power cables.
’LOA audio tweak’ chip.
Signal Ground solutions SGS-1 Groundng Box.
3 x Bybee iQSE - one on power board.
High Fidelity Cables MC-0.5
XLR Noise Stopper Caps.
Russ Andrews ’The Silencer.’
Audioquest Jitterbug.
iFi USB Silencer.
SR Orange fuses

PPT Omega + EMat to trial

Mad Scientist Graphene Contact Enhancer to apply
Mad Scientist Donuts coming.


Ideas?



jerrybj
Maybe a new set of hearing aids?
Bit late for that, he’s been drinking the water on geoffkait property

Trepanation
A lobotomy?, I concur. https://i.imgflip.com/d514m.jpg

Sounds like serious overkill. A better question for you to ask is more like “what should I remove from my system to make it sound better?”
Even "overkill" does not fully express this.


Leave me alone George.
Wow, all that voodoo snake oil has made you testy, I can imagine the angst your going through I’m not surprised and I truly feel for you, have you tried a snake oil exorcism start from scratch again, with no BS products i think this is your cure.

I expressly asked that posts such as this are not placed.
It’s more other poor gullible sods I fear will be infected by this post, if this sort of madness is not commented on.


Only those who have experiences of possible additions, would be much appreciated
.No use asking them, they’re looking up to you as the snake oil messiah, and are at your feet, it’s you that should be telling them.



That that is a long list of “tweaks”.  But, as onhwy61 noted, you fail to list your actual components.  Doing such will allow others to offer more specific, and likely efficacious, recommendations.  The same applies to providing a description of your room and the goal that you would like to attain.  If your goal is to apply to your system as many tweaks as possible (which is what your header “Any tweaks I’m missing?” implies), then so be it.

I wholeheartedly agree with those above who recommend removing all of your tweaks (as possible), then listening as you reapply each individual tweak.  The results may well surprise you.

I surmise from your list of tweaks that your system does not likely include either a turntable or any tubed components, so I will not waste time delving there.

millercarbon’s recommendations are dead-on correct. Ditch the Vibrapods for BDR cones.  The same applies to the Vibrapod-Black Ravioli Pad combo.  Regular demagmetizing of your system with the XLO disk is a no-brainer; try it on your car’s CD player, too.  Applying Static Guard anti-static spray to cables and power cords is  quite beneficial (and thank you, millercarbon, as Static Guard is much less costly than Nordost’s product!)

If you spin CDs, then consider Mapleshade’s Microsmooth CD treatment.  I have found this able to make lackluster CDs enjoyable and already great sounding CDs fantastic.  Also consider applying a marker that dries to true black to both the inner and outer edges of a disk. Music Direct offers one for about 15 US$.

Marigo Audio Labs tuning dots provide great improvement in SQ for low cost.  You can find these on Music Direct’s website.  Marigo’s tuning products have twice received quite favorable reviews in The Absolute Sound.  I have been using them for over 25 years and have yet to be disappointed.

I hope that you find at least some of these recommendations to be beneficial.

Don’t forget that it’s all about the music!
Vinyl and tubes

I don't list my system, because I then open myself to attack from the caustic members on this site. 

I like the reasonable replies from the reasonable people. 
Georgeifi

What does it matter to you?
Your opinion is of more value than mine?
You’ve stated your opinion. Leave it that.
I’m really not interested in anything you say.

I'm looking for other deluded people such as myself for their tweaks.

Those I have, have already made a huge difference to my music enjoyment.

Macbook Pro to Halide Bridge to heavily modded Dac to Audience AU24SX interconnects to Perreaux integrated amp to ATC SCM 19v2 speakers.

Turntable is in the attic. With all my LPs.
Not able to set it up in present situation.
Will wait until I retire/move to a more suitable place, to bring it out again.