Best bang for the buck upgrade you ever did was-

Discussion in 'Audio Hardware' started by Nate, Feb 6, 2016.

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  1. toddrhodes

    toddrhodes Forum Resident

    Location:
    South Bend, IN
    About twenty minutes ago I finished a new wall shelf for my Classic 2 turntable. Total value: $40, remarkable improvement (it solved an acoustic feedback issue I was having with the turntable set on a coffee table temporarily).
     
  2. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    A lot of bargains in your neibourhood.
     
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  3. racer59

    racer59 Forum Resident

    Location:
    Bonita, CA
    2 things made all the difference:

    • VPI HW-16 RCM
    • Onzow Zerodust
     
  4. bluesky

    bluesky Senior Member

    Location:
    south florida, usa
    For my wife's family room 5.1 Sony rig: a BBE-462 Sonic Maximizer for CD playback.
     
  5. Nate

    Nate Forum Resident Thread Starter

    I'll add one more- my Zerostat, bought 30 years ago-
     
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  6. Fiddlefye

    Fiddlefye Forum Resident

    I've done this one as well. Square rooms can be a pain, especially if they're small. Diagonal set-up took things from annoying to bliss.
     
  7. head_unit

    head_unit Senior Member

    Location:
    Los Angeles CA USA
    Really? Hmmm. That is less than I would have thought. I need some rewiring anyway...though I don't know that my breaker box can handle any more, it's a fairly old house.

    And then there's the problem of finding a good electrician near me (east of downtown L.A.)

    For me, the best bang for the buck was a Multi-tech CD player, $99 at a Target-ish store called Venture. SO much better than vinyl, sorry vinylites, I guess I am hyper sensitive to clicks and pops and noise floor and wow-and-flutter. I later sold that player to my brother...for $99...who later sold it to this girl who asked me out...for $99...ya can't make this stuff up!

    I ended up with the no-name because EVERYthing else was sold out post-Christmas. I complained by way of conversation to a sales associate who said "Get this one. It's $99! If you don't like it return it." The back panel was pressed hardboard ha ha-but it let me play discs I had bought while I had a roommate with a CD player.
     
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  8. Kristofa

    Kristofa Enthusiast of small convenient sound carrier units

    Location:
    usa
    I suspected you were awesome based on your Classical Corner participations, Robin, but this solidifies it.

    May Low-End Audio forever be blessed!
     
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  9. Henry Please

    Henry Please Forum Resident

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  10. OcdMan

    OcdMan Senior Member

    Location:
    Maryland
    It cost me $0 to realize that using the Technics auxiliary weight, even when not needed to balance the tonearm, would kill a significant unwanted resonance in the tonearm while also moving the counterweight closer to the pivot point. The loading resistors which rendered my AT160ML cartridge relaxed and smooth were less than $1. There have been some other cheap, serious upgrades like my DIY turntable wall shelf made from a spare piece of countertop.
     
  11. Lotus Klotus

    Lotus Klotus Well-Known Member

    Location:
    Stockholm, Sweden
    The best bang for buck was free, when I one year after moving house discovered that i had conected the right speaker out of phase and corrected it. I was certain that I had outgrown my system in terms of ear-sophistication and that the lesser quailty of sound was partly due to the new room. That I would have connected the wires wrong was so unthinkable that it took me one year to check. I had a new-born during the period aswell, I guess that can serve as a decent (but not fully ok) excuse.

    Anyways, the improvement was free and very audible!
     
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  12. Brother_Rael

    Brother_Rael Senior Member

    Oh, one other from me, moving my speakers position around a little. Upgrade, significant. Cost: free.
     
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  13. myles

    myles Argyle, before you ask ....

    Location:
    Plymouth, UK
    For my brother, it was me noticing that he had single wired his bi-wireable speakers without jumpers. He had told me it sounded a bit muffled!!
     
  14. My shop vac powered RCM. Under $60 total cost plus a couple hours in the workshop gave me a very serviceable tool that has made a huge improvement in the enjoyment of my records.
     
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  15. Gasman1003

    Gasman1003 Forum Diplomat.

    Location:
    Liverpool, England
    Ortofon 2M Black Cartridge.
     
  16. Linger63

    Linger63 Forum Resident

    Location:
    AUSTRALIA

    Ditto.........+1 :D
     
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  17. dirtymac

    dirtymac Forum Resident

    Location:
    Exile, MN
    $175 for a used PS Audio Ultimate Outlet line conditioner and my entire system kicked up in quality in a very noticeable way. The proverbial blacker backgrounds, more controlled imaging and a more coherent and involving sound. I was prepared to be disappointed and definitely had more of a "prove it" attitude towards the outlet than one where I was trying to find a reason to be impressed. However, with arms duly crossed and a skeptical pair of ears, I turned on the system with the Ultimate Outlet for the first time and was practically
    slack-jawed by the improvements.
     
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  18. Dave

    Dave Esoteric Audio Research Specialist™

    Location:
    B.C.
    Upgrading from stock power cords to Black Sand. Not inexpensive but by far the best sonic upgrade yet.
     
  19. CCrider92

    CCrider92 Senior Member

    Location:
    Cape Cod, MA
    Homemade 1/8th inch thick cork mat - $3 from Jo-Ann fabric!
     
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  20. murphythecat

    murphythecat https://www.last.fm/user/murphythecat

    Location:
    Canada
    entirely treating my room diy. It cost me 600$, nothing can prepare you for the increase of SQ. Speaker/room interface is by far the most important thing. I cannot encourage people more: if you have the place, you wont believe your ears :)
     
  21. Thing Fish

    Thing Fish “Jazz isn't dead. It just smells funny.”

    Location:
    London, England
    Adding 2 x large acoustic sound panels to the wall behind my listening position.

    They were free as a sound studio was throwing them out.

    I just happened to be in the right place at the right time :)
     
  22. timind

    timind phorum rezident

    I've done this a few times. The last time it took me 30 seconds of music to realize.
     
  23. Nate

    Nate Forum Resident Thread Starter

    I'd call that a repair!
     
  24. meanoldman

    meanoldman Forum Resident

    Location:
    South Park, CO
    Amphony 200 amplifier, $69.00. EPI 100Vs, $120 restored with Human Pro 001s.
     
  25. Sneaky Pete

    Sneaky Pete Flat the 5 and That’s No Jive

    Location:
    NYC USA
    Not my first choice but $25 they sure do!
     
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