Cheapest upgrades

[Les Adams]

I thought it might be fun to hear about the cheapest upgrades people have done that made a significant improvement to the system.

My most recent "upgrade" was to stuff a couple of old socks into the bass ports on the rear of my Audiovector M2's.

My speakers have to be placed near to the corners of the room, there is nowhere else to put them and still have a useable lounge! This made them a bit bass heavy at times. I have tried toeing them in, moving them back and forward but nothing got it right. I also seemed to be experiencing some kind of phase cancellation at low frequencies in the listening position.

Stuffing the socks in the ports has made a huge difference. Bass sounds tighter and much more in proportion, midrange and even high frequencies sound clearer. The socks sorted it out! It even cured the phase problem. I can only conclude that apart from attenuating the bass, it also eliminated reflected waves from the rear walls affecting the listening position.

So, £1,500 speakers plust the rest of the kit listed below... and one pair of old socks!

So what was your cheapest "low budget" modification?