Best tweak?

I've been using the antistatic polish for years and yes it does make a difference. Also if you have a Cd that has got scuffed(ouch!) clean it with the polish and it plays fine every time.
I did have one problem. I cleaned a Hybrid SACD and it wouldn't play at all. Could the polish have got between the layers?
I'm trying a new tweak. The so called experts say "Keep the signal cables apart from the power cables". Is that possible?
I have tried wrapping the interconnects with tinfoil making sure the foil is well away from the connectors and held down with s few strips of sellotape. Not sure but the I think (very subtle??) the sound is more fluid - hard to tell but it certainly isn't worse.
I'd be interested if anyone else tries it and if they perceive any difference.
They take me away tomorrow!!
 
AlanB said:
I've been using the antistatic polish for years and yes it does make a difference. Also if you have a Cd that has got scuffed(ouch!) clean it with the polish and it plays fine every time.
I did have one problem. I cleaned a Hybrid SACD and it wouldn't play at all. Could the polish have got between the layers?
I'm trying a new tweak. The so called experts say "Keep the signal cables apart from the power cables". Is that possible?
I have tried wrapping the interconnects with tinfoil making sure the foil is well away from the connectors and held down with s few strips of sellotape. Not sure but the I think (very subtle??) the sound is more fluid - hard to tell but it certainly isn't worse.
I'd be interested if anyone else tries it and if they perceive any difference.
They take me away tomorrow!!
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You could try sheilded power cable, perhaps does the same thing as your foil but looks tidier.
 
AlanB said:
I've been using the antistatic polish for years and yes it does make a difference. Also if you have a Cd that has got scuffed(ouch!) clean it with the polish and it plays fine every time.
I did have one problem. I cleaned a Hybrid SACD and it wouldn't play at all. Could the polish have got between the layers?
I'm trying a new tweak. The so called experts say "Keep the signal cables apart from the power cables". Is that possible?
I have tried wrapping the interconnects with tinfoil making sure the foil is well away from the connectors and held down with s few strips of sellotape. Not sure but the I think (very subtle??) the sound is more fluid - hard to tell but it certainly isn't worse.
I'd be interested if anyone else tries it and if they perceive any difference.
They take me away tomorrow!!
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Yes - I do this as far as possible and it gives, for me, a subtle but worthwhile improvement in clarity, particularly on congested music. I believe the idea behind it is to limit the pick-up by signal cables of EMI emitted by power cables. Shielding (of both power and signal cables) is definitely sensible, but shielding is not a perfect barrier to EMI - distance helps considerably.
 
lbr said:
What's the best tweak you know of or use?

One that made a small but worthwhile difference for me, and it's free, was the simple action of twisting L and R sides of my interconnects round each other. I think this helps to reject RFI (same principle as Kimber weaved cable).

I'm also a fan of the Ringmat support system - simple and easy way of adjusting VTA (and thus tracking force) record by record.

Finally, more an accessory than a tweak, but Pledge fluffy dusters are great for flacking surface dust off CDs and vinyl...
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Disconnect/Reconnect all cables and leads. I generally do this about once a month and it never fails to give you back that little something extra that you remember from the last time you messed around round the back!:MILD:
 

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