Rank the tweaks, geeks!
+1 @millercarbon Yes, impossible. Impossible to rank these.Too much effort to rank, and for me it’s better only as a checklist as what one needs to address (or not) in their own system. |
interconnects, speaker wires, power cords for all components, top three in that order. When you use isolation it is only desirable for a springy turntable. I only change the caps when they need it. I only would go for vintage fuses because the high priced fuses do not sound any better. As far as risers and dampers i can say that risers are just a problem if you have unshielded wire and as for dampers it depends on the tube gear in question. |
@hilde45 Which of the tweaks on your list were most important to deal with first?I'm probably an atypical audiophile. After 5 years of research I'm nearly finished completing my bucket list high-end analog/digital audio chain hoping to land somewhere mid-fi (couldn't think of another term). Awaiting funds to purchase speakers and cables. So I'm addressing all the non-tube tweaks simultaneously. |
A few members have recommended cleaning ears. Well a proper ear cleaning can only be conducted in a hospital or similar. Ear syringing is ineffective. I had a proper ear cleaning done a couple of years ago, by a .specialised. I watched the whole procedure via a video display . The equipment used is a probe with various miniature tools and a camera- It is inserted into the ear cavity and extracts -In my case at least 60 years of wax , dirt and hair build up! The specialist cut , jetted ,vacuumed and snipped inside my ear canal , removing large chunks of hard wax -Ugh . I could smell the stuff as it was flushed out! Finally he broke through endless muck -just like a tunneling machine , to reveal a pristine ear drum. The process cost 3000 Baht for both ears - about $US 100. At the time , I considered the best money spent on anything ever .It was that good. As a comparison in audio perception improvement -Lets just say , from a $500 DAC to a $5000 DAC . |
