Go get your ears cleaned.
Are There Improvements that Can Be Easily and Quickly Made Without Buying More Stuff?
I appreciate that there are many people on this forum who have put a great deal of thought and effort into how to improve their audio systems. Most of the discussion relates to upgrading equipment. This is natural as most people here want to improve their music experience, and better equipment is a way to do that. I’ve taken advantage of this and made 5 or 6 upgrades over the last year! The result has been great! But are there some simple steps that can be taken that can be overlooked by someone who is newer to audio?
As examples I’ve read that facing a sub towards something like the back of a couch will improve its sound. And for rooms with bad effects that can’t be fixed, move the listening position closer to the speakers.
‘What is your best tip for improving sound quality without buying anything?
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Yeah clean ears to start with for sure. Understand what you are hearing and why. Then tweak tweak tweak the setup within the room accordingly. Set up the speakers just right for your listening position. Maybe add absorption at primary reflection points on side walls. Keep physical space between components and between components and any nearby sources of noise like power transformers, digital devices etc. That helps keep noise levels minimal. |
@woofman74 @ghdprentice @jerryg123 Yes, ear cleaning is a regular maintenance item for me. @chowkwan Grills are off to see the impact. I read quite an in depth article about this on audioholics which claims that the frame is the biggest factor on sound quality. My speakers have a grill which connects to the sides of the speakers, so the effect from the frame is minor. @waytoomuchstuff Since the grills were off, I found that the 10 screws on each speaker that were holding the drivers did accept a bit of tightening. Good idea! I already fixed a previous issue with a loose RCA connector. @paradisecom I don’t actually notice that my room is live - is there an easy way to test it without using a microphone? I have quite a few bookshelves along the walls, and other similar things around the room, so there are a lot of small surfaces. I’ll add a rug soon. @mapman Based on the comments made I now see that my audio is set up for near field listening. I’ll try to find tweaks that apply to that situation. I’m comfortable taking the time and having the patience to move speakers a bit at a time to try to find the sweet spot.
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@chayro How true. I have a list of favorites on Radio Paradise MQA…and they’re my favorites because I think they sound good. Listening to them, my system sounds great! |
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