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Any tweaks I'm missing?

I have lots of ’tweaks’ added to my system.

Is there anything I’m missing?

A small cupboard, so no power conditioner possible.

A smallish budget, so most probably no Gate to try.

One small request...

Can the negative knobs please refrain from commenting.

I’m not interested in what you think of me, the products you have not tried, or my spending habits.

Only those who have experiences of possible additions, would be much appreciated.


Upgraded over the last year:

Chokes on electrical items with a switched mode power supply
Halide Bridge USB to coaxial reclocker
Akiko Triple AC Power Enhancer
Audio Prism Ground Control spades on speakers
RCA shorting plugs for inputs on my amp.
Akiko Tuning Caps on amp outputs.
Akiko Fuse Box Tuning Chip.
1 x Shumann Resonator Chatres SE + power supply

1 x Schumann Resonator CHARTRES Mk3

Black Ravioli pads for amp, Dac and power supply

Vibrapod isolation cones and feet
Akiko Universal Tuning Sticks on speaker cables.
iFi AC iPurifier.
MCRU Mains Filtration plug
Mad Scientist Nitro Nano power cables.
’LOA audio tweak’ chip.
Signal Ground solutions SGS-1 Groundng Box.
3 x Bybee iQSE - one on power board.
High Fidelity Cables MC-0.5
XLR Noise Stopper Caps.
Russ Andrews ’The Silencer.’
Audioquest Jitterbug.
iFi USB Silencer.
SR Orange fuses

PPT Omega + EMat to trial

Mad Scientist Graphene Contact Enhancer to apply
Mad Scientist Donuts coming.


Ideas?



jerrybj
cdc
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Jerrybj, you are welcome.

5) Depending on how big your speakers are, I use these under my bookshelf speakers as well as CDP and prefer them to spikes.

9) Can you find out from the hospitals in your country? I wonder what they use and where they get them. Yes, hospitals really do use them as I took a peek my last visit.

11) I would consider Audioquest as I found the solid wire sounds better than stranded. The better the grain structure and the higher polish also makes audible improvement. It's not just the purity of the copper.

But since you are into tweaking, why not give the magnet wire a try? You might be surprised.

jerrybj OP
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Curious what was posted today, to be removed.

jerrybj OP
858 posts
 

@cdc 

Come to think of it, I did contact a hospital. All I got was "Huh?"

cdc
1,685 posts
 

jerrybj

that is too bad. But looks like you have everything else covered. Must sound amazing.

Maybe too involved to be called a "tweak". If you have the room for it, miniDSP allow for active crossover but need amp for each driver.

I am going with Dayton Audio model DSP4x8 from Parts Express in USA. It is actually much cheaper than paying for passive x-over components. And I can easily change whenever I want.

I like it because it allows digital as well as analog. Whereas the cheaper minidsp is now only available in analog. Unless you want to spend $600+

 

jerrybj OP
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@cdc 

I liked the sound of my system. Most of the 'tweak' additions have added to this, without a doubt. I think it sounds good.

I've added many items, yet to put them together though, which in effect has changed my system. The only things that have remained are the interconnects, power cables, amplifier (but recapped, and SR Purple fuses added), speaker cables and speakers.

Amazing what I have managed to fit on three shelves of a small cupboard, 550x420mm.

 

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