Tweaking and Tweakers
DIY audio can also involve "tweaking" of mass market components. It is thought that mass market audio components are compromised by the use of cheap or inferior internal parts that can be easily replaced with high quality substitutes. As a result, an audio component of improved characteristics may be obtained for relatively low cost. Some common changes include replacing opamps, replacing capacitors (recap), or even replacing resistors in order to increase signal-to-noise ratio. Changing an audio component in this way is similar to what a tweaker or modder does with a personal computer.
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“Recoil on split suspicion, in silences,
Disjoined between Adonic concupiscency
And Nirvana of tweaking the
Nose of absurdity!”
—Allen Tate (1899–1979)