What do your hard-earned dollars go toward?


After finding the "perfect" system within your budget, how do you then tweak it for maximum performance?

1. Mechanical isolation e.g., racks and footers

2. Electrical isolation e.g., power conditioners, power supplies and dedicated lines

3. Acoustic isolation e.g., room treatment

4. My system is just fine out of the box and I would rather spend money on more music

5. Other

 

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My primary source is vinyl. Cartridge upgrades have made a significant difference for me. Tweaks like a granit plate under my speakers, speaker placement, and a few acoustic panels are easy and relatively cheap  They also made a difference. 

Speakers. Things like super expensive amps, cables, power conditioners, etc., do not change the sound. Facts. 

1, 2, 3 & 5 simultaneously. All are important to reveal the best performance from audio chain components.  Unfortunately it can get costly in a hurry.  

tcutter

(1) Dedicated audio room, built from ground up to be an audio room. Electrical, insulation, vibration, size, orientation, room treatments, etc. all taken into consideration

(2) Upgrade streamer to one of the usual suspects, Lumin, Aurender, Grimm, etc.

(3) Upgrade my beloved Denafrips Pontus II DAC, right now T+A, Denafrips Terminator 15th, Weiss, Lampizator, Berkeley Audio, Mola Mola, etc