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Cheap tweaks...What would YOU reccomend?

Hey everyone, I am looking for some cheap tweaks, i just got done putting in a inner tube under my componets as an isolation device, and it works great. What else would you reccomend?..i am also thinking of an inner tube under the spkrs, with some sort of device to keep them stable. What do you think of Rf blockers..etc Please leave comments on your tweaks and how they turned out. i am looking forward to trying some. Thanks all
haoleb
dazone
57 posts
 
If I might be so bold as to suggest that you replace those innertubes with Roller Block jr's under your components and spike your speakers. Here's hoping your speakers like higher resolution.
darosenb
47 posts
 
go to Home Depot and get those round forms used for pouring concrete columns. Place one in every corner. The 8" diameter form seems to work best (also come in 10" and 12"). They're four feet high and cost 5.95 each. If you want a fuller effect stack one on top of another so they reach the ceiling. Cover with the contac paper of your choice, cut out a top out of cardboard and place over the exposed end. You can also fill'em with cat litter or sand, but the cardboard is so dense I don't notice any appreciable difference. Caution: be prepared to fiddle with size vs placement. One corner might need 12", another 8". This is a good project for those of you who have no life whatsoever, but it will be worth the effort when you get it right.
darosenb
47 posts
 
go to Home Depot and get those round forms used for pouring concrete columns. Place one in every corner. The 8" diameter form seems to work best (also come in 10" and 12"). They're four feet high and cost 5.95 each. If you want a fuller effect stack one on top of another so they reach the ceiling. Cover with the contac paper of your choice, cut out a top out of cardboard and place over the exposed end. You can also fill'em with cat litter or sand, but the cardboard is so dense I don't notice any appreciable difference. Caution: be prepared to fiddle with size vs placement. One corner might need 12", another 8". This is a good project for those of you who have no life whatsoever, but it will be worth the effort when you get it right.
jimjoyce25
215 posts
 
Unplug all the components from your preamp, other than the one you are currently listening to. This will reduce rf and improve the sound.
avguygeorge
2,300 posts
 
Pretty much a freeby: Wrap your digital cable with about 7/8 layers of tinfoil.--Pull of the roll, the length of your cable.Lay the foil on the table--Then the cable; Roll and squeeze it tight. If it doesn't help you are out maybe 40cents. Look for mid range to upper mid-magic. The bass stays the same. This works on even 1k priced dig. links.
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