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

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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!

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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...

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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.

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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'

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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/...

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