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Early B.
Early B. Posts: 7,900
edited June 2007 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
Name one or two of the best free or low cost tweaks you ever made...
What made that particular tweak so good?
HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

"God grooves with tubes."
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,194
    edited May 2007
    Although not low cost................getting rid of the wifey! :D . Probably adding spikes to my stands. Seems like a boring tweak but it certainly sharpened up the bass.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited May 2007
    A nice heavy piece of MDF under my turntable took it from being a midbass thumper to a full range instrument of the Gods. Got the piece out of the dumpster so it was free.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • jakelm
    jakelm Posts: 4,081
    edited May 2007
    Speaker wire $100

    IC's $300

    Spikes for subs $20

    Upgrading the xovers in my 7b's....Priceless!!

    Although I got a BIGGGG kiss from the wife when I bought tie wraps for the wires.
    Monitor 7b's front
    Monitor 4's surround
    Frankinpolk Center (2 mw6503's with peerless tweeter)
    M10's back surround
    Hafler-200 driving patio Daytons
    Tempest-X 15" DIY sub w/ Rythmik 350A plate amp
    Dayton 12" DVC w/ Rythmik 350a plate amp
    Harman/Kardon AVR-635
    Oppo 981hd
    Denon upconvert DVD player
    Jennings Research (vintage and rare)
    Mit RPTV WS-55513
    Tosh HD-XA1
    B&K AV5000


    Dont BAN me Bro!!!!:eek:
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited May 2007
    Q-Tips, or lint free cotton swabs.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited May 2007
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Although not low cost................getting rid of the wifey! :D

    That's funny.
    HT/2-channel Rig: Sony 50” LCD TV; Toshiba HD-A2 DVD player; Emotiva LMC-1 pre/pro; Rogue Audio M-120 monoblocks (modded); Placette RVC; Emotiva LPA-1 amp; Bada HD-22 tube CDP (modded); VMPS Tower II SE (fronts); DIY Clearwave Dynamic 4CC (center); Wharfedale Opus Tri-Surrounds (rear); and VMPS 215 sub

    "God grooves with tubes."
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  • haimoc
    haimoc Posts: 1,031
    edited May 2007
    Position or placement..
    -?¿-
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,091
    edited May 2007
    Deoxit & Dexoit Gold. Breathes life back into your system.
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited May 2007
    - placing my speakers on clay tiles (carpeted floor): Tightens bass; improved midrange
    - cable management; seperating all ac/speaker/ic's/digital (bag of ty-wraps): eliminates noise
    - brass spiking a CD Player (Mapleshade conepoints x 3 $58): Tightens bass/better midrange
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • ilikesound
    ilikesound Posts: 355
    edited June 2007
    screw with the EQ in your system. a lot of systems run really bright in the first place. ALSO, if your system has auto EQ type of function, run that without the grilles on your speakers. after that's done, cut out some thin carpet (exactly like the stuff that's in your car's trunk) and stick it in the area inside the grille where your tweeters are located. makes a WORLD of difference if your system is exessively bright.
    At Home:
    Panasonic 42'' TC-L42U12 LCD
    Pioneer VSX-80TXV
    Toshiba HD-XA2
    Sony PS3 - psn "metalguitars"
    Xbox 360 - gamertag "giggidygiggidy"
    Panamax 4300EX
    Polk RTi8's
    Polk CSi3's
    Polk FXi3's. (x2)
    Martin Logan Dynamo (x2)
    Audioquest interconnects and wires.

    Away From Home:
    JVC HDR-50
    stock system in new car for now:(
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited June 2007
    /\ We prefer dirty socks.:eek:
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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