Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?

Hi. Yoby. I bought tophats and tried them on the tube on my SLF-1. As this model is a hybrid with 1 tube I can't tell you how a full tube amp or preamp might react but on this pre it increased the depth persception and seemed to snap or lock in the images. Now this is from memory as both pre and top hats are living at a friends place. They are quite heavy for the size of them....but, yes, they do work. Let's see what others have found with them...good listening

Definitely a dedicated circuit, and separate the amplifier outlet from the pre-amp/cd player one.........talk about an upgrade for free, I just regret not doing it sooner. Tons of base, sharper, smoother highs.......WOW

If you have allergies or some other condition that causes excessive ear wax, an over the counter solution of carbamide peroxide will help clean the wax out. You'll be surprised at what you couldn't hear before. Buy a kit to get the soft rubber bulb syringe first for flushing the ear with water after the drops have done their work. (Bausch & Lomb made the best bulb syringe, but they may no longer be available). After that buy the Debrox brand which IMO are the best drops.

For the speakers, if you have them on a flat, hard surface you might be able to copy this great tweak I did using brass lampswitches from a hardware store made by Midwest Fastener Corporation. Thy're only about 80 cents each and work great if you put three under each speaker (point upward) in a triangle formation (two in the rear corners, one centered along the front edge. I'll try and get the actual part number for you, I don't have that right now. I tried a number of other speaker tweaks (other lampswitches, pucks, mitchell tenderfeet, sorbothane dots, etc.) and this one was the best overall...warm bass, but still fast and detailed.

Haoleb,

I've got the part number on those lampswitches. They are Brass Bracket Knob #8-32F made by Midwest Fastener Corporation (upc is 73828764594-1). hope you can find them.