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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
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Some DIY 30"x30" sound panels made from 3/8" foam core covered with Dacron batting and an outer fabric of your choice, all held together on the back with duct tape, and hung on the wall with heavy duty Velcro. About $25/panel depending on the cost of the outer fabric.
lvk47
94 posts
 
place cdp on two 12" long 1/2 inch copper plumbing pipes wrapped in foam pipe insulation. This really put some air around the music. Also instead of using a full shelf I use 1" wide by 1.5" deep cherry slats as my shelves.
components sit on a 2" piece of maple with brass arrow tips screwed in to the underside. These sit on the cherry slats.
theaudiotweak
1,793 posts
 
Place your more sensitive components in a lower postion in your audio rack. Units that are particularly reactive to changes in inertia such as a cd player or transport will become more focused have greater detail and deeper bass.The lower center of gravity will result in less error correction needed by the player with greater effective power supply stability..Tom
robm321
932 posts
 
theaudiotweak, I had never thought of that, but it seems to make sense. I hope my back doesn't go out changing my records though.
audionut38
11 posts
 
My Polk LSi15 speakers are in a carpeted listening room (spikes attached). I have placed a 17.5" X 17.5" inverted ceramic floor tile under each speaker; I paid less than $5 for both tiles, tax included. The impact this tweak has had upon my rig is nothing short of astounding. I attribute this to the rock-solid stability the tiles have provided. Extremely cheap tweak -- give it a try if your speakers are in a carpeted room.
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