# Cheap Tweak... using aaa battery's! **URL:** \ **Category:** Accessories and Tweaks\ **Created:** [January 17, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975 "2023-01-17T21:15:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mark-d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/mark-d/32/20_2.png) [@mark-d](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/mark-d)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/1 "2023-01-17T21:15:24Z")
Been using this battery tweak…Cheap and fun to experiment…I like it! I tried it on my speaker cables and my rca interconnects…I settled with one pair on the input of my preamp and another pair on my amp input. Of course…as always…ymmv…Enjoy the fun if you so desire. Let me know what you all think! Give it a good half hour or hour to settle in! > **[Audiogon Discussion Forum](https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/cheapest-cable-upgrade-ever)** > > I have recently been playing with a very cheap upgrade of signal carrying cables: Attach one or two 1.5V AAA batteries with the ‘-‘ pole in the directio... I use a typical bread tie to attach. No fuss and no muss… ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/2/9/293c0ed9ff0d962b0a0c4c46670034cf31bf0c40.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/2 "2023-01-17T21:22:19Z")
This reminds me of the Audioquest DBS system. ---
**Author:** ![mark-d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/mark-d/32/20_2.png) [@mark-d](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/mark-d)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/3 "2023-01-17T21:24:25Z")
That’s what some peeps discussed on the Agon thread.But this way it is not tied into the cables themselves. ---
**Author:** ![radioclash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/radioclash/32/1594_2.png) [@radioclash](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/radioclash)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/4 "2023-01-18T00:05:51Z")
Don’t feed the troll ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/5 "2023-01-18T00:06:56Z")
Troll? ---
**Author:** ![RonP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/ronp/32/213555_2.png) [@RonP](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/RonP)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/6 "2023-01-18T00:48:29Z")
Mark is anything but a “troll” ---
**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/7 "2023-01-18T01:00:53Z")
Absolutely true, OP is a long term respected member. ---
**Author:** ![sixpack1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/sixpack1/32/6013_2.png) [@sixpack1](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/sixpack1)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/8 "2023-01-18T01:19:34Z")
Just about as scientic and effective too! It is imperative that you twist the tie wrap in a clockwise direction or it won’t work. ---
**Author:** ![radioclash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/radioclash/32/1594_2.png) [@radioclash](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/radioclash)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/9 "2023-01-18T01:28:13Z")
Then he’s a useful idiot of a troll from another thread ---
**Author:** ![radioclash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/radioclash/32/1594_2.png) [@radioclash](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/radioclash)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/10 "2023-01-18T01:30:16Z")
Also helps to use a green felt tip marker around the edges of the battery ---
**Author:** ![RonP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/ronp/32/213555_2.png) [@RonP](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/RonP)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/11 "2023-01-18T01:53:44Z")
When one expresses a dispassionate opinion, then the (rational) opinion is what is heard and evaluated. But when that opinion is expressed with nastiness, then nastiness is all that is heard. You might think it’s cute to be nasty. But it isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![radioclash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/radioclash/32/1594_2.png) [@radioclash](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/radioclash)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/12 "2023-01-18T02:09:57Z")
Calling him a troll was being polite. The assumption being that he is too smart to believe this nonsense and is just having a joke with us. ---
**Author:** ![RonP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/ronp/32/213555_2.png) [@RonP](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/RonP)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/13 "2023-01-18T02:14:21Z")
Thank you for your explanation. That’s appreciated. But hereon, it’s never polite to call someone a “troll”. Especially someone who the community recognizes as a good-natured, valued member. ---
**Author:** ![radioclash](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/radioclash/32/1594_2.png) [@radioclash](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/radioclash)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/14 "2023-01-18T02:26:41Z")
Understood 🤐 ---
**Author:** ![vkennedy61](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/vkennedy61/32/41241_2.png) [@vkennedy61](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/vkennedy61)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/15 "2023-01-18T02:28:46Z")
We need @Vmax! Psst vmax over here… ---
**Author:** ![Vmax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/vmax/32/19896_2.png) [@Vmax](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Vmax)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/16 "2023-01-18T02:50:37Z")
I am torn between tweak brands to try? Which Max is the best? ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/c/0/c09641a1cdfcb97776992eab164b49d96ab42b23.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/1/4/143b2e70835fcd183420ee2a9b78c33dae15d040.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Vmax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/vmax/32/19896_2.png) [@Vmax](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Vmax)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/17 "2023-01-18T02:51:39Z")
The pink bunny might get Al onboard? ---
**Author:** ![vkennedy61](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/vkennedy61/32/41241_2.png) [@vkennedy61](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/vkennedy61)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/18 "2023-01-18T02:54:01Z")
> [@Vmax](#): > > Which Max is the best? Oh that’s easy!!! The "V"Max of course! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![mark-d](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/mark-d/32/20_2.png) [@mark-d](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/mark-d)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/19 "2023-01-18T02:56:45Z")
Wow…A troll? Sorry to let you down friend… but my intentions are only to give maybe some food for thought in the land of tweakdom… If you don’t care to try it yourself that’s understandable…but being someone who has always liked to explore new ideas and things in general…especially in this fascinating hobby of audio we all love so much…I’m so sorry to have offended you with my silly contribution to this forum and to all of the wonderful members that I can say are smart enough to make their own determination in things audio… I hear a difference in this battery tweak and think it has made a worthwhile addition to my listening pleasure. Try it with an open mind and let us know your thoughts…good or bad! Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![christophervalle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@christophervalle](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/christophervalle)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975/20 "2023-01-18T03:20:18Z")
Are those OFC or solid silver bread ties? [Next page](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/cheap-tweak-using-aaa-batterys/31975.md?page=2)