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Tweaks You Cannot Live Without

+1 to IsoAcoustics - I use the professional versions (ISO-PUCK) under both my subwoofers and speakers. Under subs the bass is much faster, tighter and seems to have reduced overhang (I need to measure to get REW out to measure the impact). Under speakers the level of detail in the highs and percussive sounds increases.
 
Not really tweaks then. Acoustic devices!
Room acoustic treatment is in my view the most impressive and rewarding upgrade you will ever get.
It has nothing to do with tweaking: it is an absolute necessity.
Room acoustic treatment is surely rewarding in terms of sound or performance but to me it is not a necessity. It is nice to have if the space is a dedicated music or home theater room, or the acoustics of the room is poor. When I had a dedicated music/HT room about 15 years ago, it was installed with RPG Skyline diffusers, omnifussers and absorbers complete with bass traps at the front corners. After moving to a new place, the system is now in the living room without any specialist room treatment product. I now derive greater enjoyment from the new system in the untreated room than the old system in the treated room.

I have learned that one does not require room treatment to enjoy music from the system. For me, a clean and uncluttered look in the living or lounge takes precedence over a treated room that has a studio look.
 
Reminds me - this stuff is excellent:

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Vinyl Passion Dust-Buster
 
Room acoustic treatment is surely rewarding in terms of sound or performance but to me it is not a necessity. It is nice to have if the space is a dedicated music or home theater room, or the acoustics of the room is poor. When I had a dedicated music/HT room about 15 years ago, it was installed with RPG Skyline diffusers, omnifussers and absorbers complete with bass traps at the front corners. After moving to a new place, the system is now in the living room without any specialist room treatment product. I now derive greater enjoyment from the new system in the untreated room than the old system in the treated room.

I have learned that one does not require room treatment to enjoy music from the system. For me, a clean and uncluttered look in the living or lounge takes precedence over a treated room that has a studio look.
I am lucky enough to have a fully dedicated listening/hi-fi room, about 9 metres long by 6 metres wide, with a 3.5 metres high ceiling. And a nice other half of course. The advantages of living in the country! Yes, she’s from there too ;)
 
A wife who understands that when you are listening to music you want to be left the feck alone.
A wife who tolerates having the system in your (her) living room despite hating how it looks and makes the place look disorganised.

Oh, and another vote for some sort of isolation under speakers. I've used various, most recently a sort of trivet made of PEEK which does remarkable things to improve bass and timing.
 
Replacing the Linn mat with a polo and 3 pieces of sorbothane around 4mm thick. The polo over the pin and the 3 bits (each around 10 x 5mm) equally spaced radially at around 100mm from the pin.
 
Small Scotch 3m sorbothane feet under speakers.
or very large Malt and no feet also seems to work.
In a serious answer to the OP, some form of solid base for a record deck is important. I went to a 'monumental mason' (gravestones) and had them cut me a suitably sized 30mm thick slab of slate. Seems to help a lot. Apart from that, chez rock is a tweak free zone.
 
Personal essential tweaks here;

Townsend Audio Podiums.

Ultra Sonic Record Cleaner.

True Point Audio Pylons and Pads for my Gyrodec.

:)
 
I have some acoustic mats that came with my gifted Custom Design rack.I think they make a slight difference to bass response. Then again, sometimes I think they don’t. Go figure.
 
Replacing the Linn mat with a polo and 3 pieces of sorbothane around 4mm thick. The polo over the pin and the 3 bits (each around 10 x 5mm) equally spaced radially at around 100mm from the pin.

Dear Vinny, Am I being thick, as usual or is "the pin" the centre pin (or axle) and is a polo a mint flavoured confectionery rather than a car ? I´ve been away for too long. Oh yes, are you taking the piss ?
 
Oh yes, are you taking the piss ?

I didn't see that interpretation.......

A polo of, plus three pieces around 5 x 10mm of, 4mm thick sorbothane.
Removes masses upon masses of background mush - the deaf could hear the difference, and it costs peanuts if you can find or scrounge some bits or sorbothane rather than having to buy a small sheet.
The polo of sorbothane isn't essential but can help when playing very warped records.
 


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