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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
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millercarbon
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So much of this hobby isn’t about if you can hear or not ... but whether or not you know what to listen FOR.


Right. Exactly.

Unless, well kind of hesitant to bring it up. But what if there are people who really don’t care all that much for the whole listening to music aspect of it? Would they put much effort into learning what to listen for? Probably not. And, okay another one, what if there are people who think all that really matters is the sale? Speakers, amps, ideas, its all the same. When you’re selling. Nobody gives a you know what about truth, reason, when there’s a sale to be made. Heck for all we know there may be some out there so bent on winning nothing else matters they’ll skip right past even pretending to have something helpful to contribute and go straight on to the personal insults.

Nah. Nevermind. Couldn’t be anyone like that. Not around here.

Yeah, what to listen for. Good one. ;)
jerrybj OP
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I’m full of favourite movie quotes. My family gets them, but not others.
"It’s the vibe" is a favourite from The Castle.
At a meeting on Thursday, I tried "Give it to Bloody Gordon" from ’There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble’ to explain a point. That one crashed and burned.

Now, to my point.
Millercarbon
...what if there are people who really don’t care all that much for the whole listening to music aspect of it?
I’ve been in the upgrade/mod/tweak mode for 18 months or so. And all my listening has been to hear/evaluate changes for much of that time. I’m listening to the system, rather than the music. Flicking through songs, not waiting for tracks to finish.

There’s a scene in Grosse Point Blank.

Debi: You know what you need?
Marty: What?
Debi: Shakubuku.
Marty: You wanna tell me what that means?
Debi: It’s a swift, spiritual kick to the head that alters your reality forever.

So, Millercarbon, time for me to listen. And thanks. Simple.

Leonard Cohen Live in London, is sounding pretty damn good...


fleschler
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1. Demagnetize CDs, LPs and all cabling and power cords.
I use the Talisman to demagnetize every CD and LP prior to play.  I don't do my cabling as it is infinitely well shielded and has special anti-magnetic properties (GroverHuffman.com for details).
2. Isolate everything from the floor. Even Schumann frequency generators and power supplies.  I do not isolate my stands or speakers from the floor.  My floor is 12" thick, 1/2" steel reinforced, 3000 psi concrete and quite dead.  I don't think the expense of further isolation is warranted for those items.
3. Clean all wall outlets in ALL rooms of the house with isopropyl alcohol.  Why?  I never heard of this tweak.
4. Always store all CDs and LPs vertically.   I always do, all 42,000 of them in custom shelving for 40,000 of them.   Same with 7,000 CDs, stored in roll out steel cabinets vertically.
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geoffkait
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fleschler3. Clean all wall outlets in ALL rooms of the house with isopropyl alcohol. Why? I never heard of this tweak.

>>>>It’s the ones you never heard of that come back to bite you in the 🍑 Unless you have dedicated circuits, the noise on one circuit migrates to the other circuits. You know, like noise caused by micro arcing in dirty connections. 
fleschler
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Yes, I have a subpanel with 8 dedicated circuits of 20 amps each per duplex in the listening room isolated from the lighting and HVAC servicing the room which goes to another subpanel.  So, thanks, but I guess I don't need to do it.  I thought Deoxit would be a good cleaner if someone doesn't have dedicated circuits.  Also, 99%, 91% or 70% isopropyl- I suspect that 99% is best since it has no water component.

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