Fine tuning the system. Where do you start and how do you proceed ?


It sounds good and yet..

Leaving wall current alone - it’s a separate big problem. Leaving the room alone too.

Do you begin by seeking out best LP pressings ? Or tube rolling ? Or cables and power cords comparisons ? Isolation devices perhaps ? Something else ?

How do you go about it ?

I tend to start from the beginning - LP pressings.

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The system will only sound as good as the room allows.  Otherwise you are putting Turtle Wax on a car that only has primer and no paint on it.  

It's all fun enjoy it the advantage of big cities is you could borrow or listen to fellow audiophile stuff.i don't have that luxery.our nearest audio store is 3.5 hours away.the cabel company has a loan program I have not tried that yet but maybe soon.

Tuning by source material is problematic IMO. I have never used a small number of reference recordings to tune my system since this not how I listen. I play all manner or recordings, all genres, all qualities over the long term. If there are shortcomings you'll hear them in time, no reason at all to speed up the process, you'll only go in circles with short term listening with a certain number of reference recordings. Having patience and quit always listening with analytical part of brain is key. Enjoy what you have, the small displeasures may expose themselves over time, only then do you make a change. And never forget one change at a time, too many variables will only confuse.

I just posted this on another thread and think it fits here as well.

I’ve been listening, reading, building, selling, swapping and buying hifi since the early seventies and almost every move has been an upgrade, or at least a noticeable change.  I will never stop reading and listening, but other than changing my DAC, I’m really happy with my current setup. And speaking of the DAC, it’s a Pontus ll and I really enjoy the sound of the R2R sound and would love to hear others, but it ain’t as easy as it used to be.