Best Stereo Upgrade Value


A question for you audiophiles...

What "upgrade/change" has singularly given you the biggest (not incremental) improvement to your stereo system?  Upgraded amp, pre-amp, tubes, room correction unit, subs, connectors, cables, speakers, streamer, stylus, speaker placement, acoustic panels, etc.?

bheyamoto

fully recapped amplifier with the best possible caps which only found in a very best expensive amps,since then I started to examine internals of amps

I'd probably agree with every single post on this thread dependent on exact time and situation of system at that time, this means weak or squeaky link gets the grease.

Speakers first, mono amplifiers second, pre amplifiers third.  All other changes are like adding sprinkles to an ice cream cone, nice but could live without.

Rather than spending big bucks on what I think the weakest link is (and buying again and again), it’s probably best if I just play with the “environment” (angles, walls, etc.) for a while and maybe I’ll find out that unless I want to spend some really big bucks and upgrade everything, then possibly I’m near the best I’ll get…for my ears (at least). 

That is a sage plan.