Cheapest upgrades

[hydroman]

Remove the speaker covers! I listen before and after and the difference is quite noticable!

I would prefer the covers to be on (looks better/marginally safer) but...

[Groundbeef]

These also work well for those who have to be concerned about the aesthetic values of a spouse or significant other.

Are you saying you hide your wife/girlfriend behind a plant?

[Mr Peabody]

Yeah, sometimes removing the speaker covers can make a difference. In my prior set up it didn't make a huge difference. Now I remove them as soon as the system gets powered up because the improvement is that big. I don't know if it's because my speakers are closer together now or maybe it's using monoblocks, I wouldn't think tube verses solid state would make that big of a difference, but maybe.

[JohnMichael]

My latest upgrade was elevating my speakers to the designers recommendation. I had speaker stands that were 24 inches tall and 28 inches would have been better. Not wanting to purchase a second set of stands I contacted the manufacturer and I was able to buy the taller center columns for $30 a pair. Speakers sound better and now I have two heights I can use if I change speakers without the storage hassle of extra stands.

I am waiting on my next upgrade which will be a HiFi Tuning fuse. I am skeptical about this one but it is only $30.

[Mr Peabody]

Why didn't you just saw off 4 inches of your listening chair's legs

[JohnMichael]

Why didn't you just saw off 4 inches of your listening chair's legs

Due to the difficulty I would have standing from a chair that low to the ground.

[JohnMichael]

I should also mention tweeter diffraction control. I use self adhesive felt furniture protecters around the tweeter dome. I will be trying a higher grade of diffraction control in the very near future.

The HiFi Tuning fuse will be here Tuesday and I will report on that tweak.