Sound Improving Devices

The most cost-effective sound-improving devices can be seen at the top. In our opinion, the first half dozen or so items are absolutely essential for High Quality Analog Playback.

Dollar for dollar it's hard to imagine how anything you can do to your stereo can make the sort of difference the Aurios and the Walker Talisman do. When it comes to cheap tweaks they are unquestionably the place to start to get the most bang for your audio buck.

If you have more than that to spend, after those two, next on the list would be the Magic Pillow and Hallographs. Notice that these items do not require you to change any equipment you already own. They don't fix your equipment, they simply allow your equipment to do what it's designed to do.

And they have one more feature in common: they always work. I have never heard the sound of a system not improved by Aurios, the Talisman or Hallographs, and usually the difference is dramatic. Unlike most tweaks, these are not system dependent, which is why we like to recommend them to our customers. We know they will like them.

At Better Records part of our job is to make sure the records we play all day are sounding their best. Since these are the very tweaks that have allowed us to do that, day in and day out, with a very high degree of accuracy and consistency, you might want to check a few out for yourself. Due to the system-dependent nature of all tweaks, we happily offer a 100% money back guarantee on almost every item in this section.

Walker Talisman Magnetic Optimizer  (Item #: talisman)  Our Price: $274.99 It works! The improvement is EXTRAORDINARY. Every shootout record, every potential Hot Stamper we play, gets demagnetized before we evaluate it. Like you we want to hear our records at their best. A serious cleaning followed by the Talisman's Magnetic Optimization is the only way to ensure you're getting the most from your records. We cannot recommend this product any more highly!   more Info

The Magic Pillow Improves the Sound of Phono and CD Playback Big Time!   (Item #: magicpillow)  Our Price: $49.99 The Magic Pillow is AMAZING sounding under the right piece of equipment. Like all tweaks, they don’t work under everything. One piece of equipment they do work extremely well under is your CD player. You won’t believe the difference it can make! Under electronic devices such as preamps, phonostages and the like, they can make a HUGE improvement, reducing distortion and smearing, increasing the extension on both the top and the bottom, improving transparency in the midrange, etc., etc.   more Info

VPI Synchronous Drive System Email Us for Your Best Price   (Item #: VPIsynchdrive)  Our Price: $1,199.00 Major improvements in audio are more often than not occasioned by the solution to a problem previously not recognized as a problem. I was heavily into audio before the advent of specialized interconnects and speaker wire for home music reproduction. I made my own interconnects out of Belden cable in the '70s because it sounded better than the wires that were commercially available at the time. Not that many years ago Synchronous Drive Systems for turntables were invented. Who knew this was a problem? Sticking the motor plug into the AC wall outlet after hearing it through an SDS is relatively easy to do. And you sure don't need a pair of golden ears to hear that going back to the wall plug is just plain unpleasant. How could we have put up with that grainy, aggressive, distorted sound? But we did!   more Info

The Hallograph Soundfield Optimizer An ESSENTIAL Room Treatment Device   (Item #: Hallograph)  Our Price: $1,394.99 The critical evaluation of LPs that we do all day long here at Better Records simply could not be carried out successfully without the use of Hallographs. We are currently using three pair and cannot recommend these miraculous room treatments any more strongly. If you want to make a DRASTIC improvement to the sound of your listening room, try a pair of Hallos. One pair is all it takes to make a substantial change in practically every facet of reproduction. AND they are 100% Guaranteed including the return shipping if you are not completely satisfied. You have nothing to lose but the hours of free time you’re bound to spend having your mind blown by the improvements they will make to the sound of your stereo!   more Info

VPI Classic Aluminum Platter Upgrade   (Item #: vpialuminumplatter)  Our Price: $799.00 This two-inch thick VPI Classic Aluminum Platter Upgrade will fit on any VPI turntable with the exception of the HR-X. The aluminum and stainless steel construction is designed to eliminate noise and improve stability. (The striking good looks don't hurt either.)   more Info

VPI Stainless Steel Universal Clamp   (Item #: vpiclamp)  Our Price: $149.99 The VPI Universal Clamp shown here makes giant strides over its predecessors. It uses the simple approach of different materials and higher mass to dampen undesirable resonances. Contact us for your best price. News02-07-03-FRED072406   more Info

Townshend Maximum Super Tweeter   (Item #: supertweeter)  Our Price: $1,599.00 Is your tweeter not quite up to the job? Townshend may have the solution to your problem. For those of you who, like me, have Legacy speakers, I can tell you without a doubt this unit is a major improvement over the stock ribbon tweeter that Legacy uses. I’ve been complaining about their slightly smooth sound for years, but until now I had no way to address the problem. With the Super Tweeter it’s incredibly easy to add more top end to your speaker. The wiring in the back allows you to plug the unit in and piggyback to the speaker connectors if you have standard binding posts.   more Info

TTWeights 1150 Gram Copper Outer Stabilizing Ring Demo Unit   (Item #: TTWring_1150)  Our Price: $299.99 This is a Demo Unit TTWeights Super Ring 1150 gram copper outer stabilizing ring. We tried out various combinations of the TT Weights rings, clamps, weights and mats and this was one of our favorite outer rings. It comes complete with the plastic guide disc. Both the ring and plastic guide disc have some light scuffs and scratches.   more Info

Record Cleaning Machines, Fluid, Supplies & Advice   (Item #: cleaning)  Disc Doctor and Walker Audio Prelude are the only fluids we recommend for serious SOUND ENHANCEMENT and cleaning of your LPs. You have never heard what's really in the grooves of your records until you've cleaned them using one of these systems. We're not kidding. There is nothing in our experience that works as well. Click here to find Record Cleaning Machines and related accessories.   more Info

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