Know of a "Dirt Cheap" tweak?


I am looking for tweaks to improve the overall sound quality of my audio system. I recently purchased some TPC contact cleaner and it made a believer out of me. I noticed a signicant improvement, as if a veil was lifted my system sounded more clear and transparent. Bass got tighter too. Do you know of any cheap tweaks that have made a SIGNIFICANT improvement to the sound quality of your Hifi system...let us know... :-) Comments welcomed!
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Some decades back VPI was manufacturing what was called a Magic Brick by many(their DB-5).   Nothing more than transformer laminates, inside a wooden box.   I still have a pair atop the power transformers of my Cary monoblocks, which cause an obvious(not at all subtle) focus of my system's imaging and sound stage, which isn't too shabby to start with.    If you can find them, they're popular and costly.    Whether one ascribes the benefit to them attracting magnetic flux(away from circuits) or damping vibrations(by their weight), or both- they DO improve performance.   Similar benefit can be achieved by obtaining simple steel BBs and filling plastic boxes with them.   Placing these above and below components, especially digital devices, will make a wide variety of changes(both improvements and detriments), so- experimentation is KEY!    The OP wanted, "Dirt Cheap" and this fits the bill: ( https://www.amazon.com/Silver-Zinc-Plated-Metal-4-5mm/dp/B01E9JUGU6/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=14811... )  &  ( https://www.amazon.com/Maymom-Plastic-Hinged-Crafts-Jewelry/dp/B00ZNPWR4E/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid...  )   There are bigger boxes available of course and in some instances, more weight/more steel is beneficial.