10 Tips on how to get BETTER sound from your Stereo System!

#Audiophile #hifi Glossary for this Video: 1. 0:57 Speaker Positioning: Finding the right spot! 2. 3:08 Speaker Positioning: Not everything has to be perfectly lined up! 3. 4:56 Fine tuning! The benefit of using a good mono recording. 4. 5:59 Move that listening chair! 5. 7:00 Treat your freakin' room! It's worth it! 6. 8:12 Bookshelf users: Use good stands. 7. 9:22 Floorstander users: Use good spikes. 8. 10:06 TT or CDP users: Control those vibration tingles. 9. 11:30 Dedicated AC line baby! You know you want it. 10. 12:17 Polarity. It's worth a check! ------------ Want advice on how to run a dedicated AC power line? PS Audio did a bang up job stepping you through the process. Click here to get the info: https://www.psaudio.com/ps_how/how-to... ----------- Stands that Zero Fidelity approves of: Entry: Monoprice 'Monolith', starting at $59 each: https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_i... Mid: Pangea DS400 Heavy Duty, starting at $199/pair. https://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo... Upper: Tri-Art P-Series stand, starting around $550/pair. https://www.triartaudio.com/?page_id=... OMFG Expensive: Star Sound stands (If you have to ask, you cant afford it). http://starsoundtechnologies.com/inde... For desktop Users, check out the IsoAcoustics ISO-300 as a good starting point: http://www.isoacoustics.com/iso-130-i... For what it's worth, I use the Isoacoustics Aperta 200's for my desktop system. ----------- Now let's talk about controlling resonance for your components. On the cheap: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075KHNK62/... If you have the money: http://www.ingress-engineering.ca/ If you have even more money: https://avisolation.com/e1/ For turntables: Search for 'Medium load die springs' --------- Lastly, let's talk about room-treatment options. There are lots of them. This is my "go-to" recommendation for most people: https://www.gikacoustics.com/product/...