iI stopped using the VS 700 R and uses my RME UCX ....bought an passive computer , and a RME avanced remote to share mixes and sub mixes , this remote made my VS 700C monitorings section back to life !! (outside the VS 700C )
 
Silence and fun !!

Level Pilot from TC Electonics.  Wonderful, well built and smooth as silk.
 
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LevelPilot/

Rski
Install a liquid cooling system onto my CPU.....at this new location, the room acoustics really brought out the computer fan noise once sonar was working away.
 
Once the liquid cooling system was installed the annoying fan noise is reduced significantly.

I can echo this one. The combination of liquid cooling, and an SSD system drive have really taken the edge of the noise generated by the fan . . . when Sonar is workin' hard.

FuddyDuddy
+1  to Bob Bone's new eyeglasses.  Jeez what a difference!

Do you take turns wearing them?? It is amazing you have the same prescription!

Not so recent but the latest addition was a 2nd monitor.
 

Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
These ferrite core clips:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CIQH0CA/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
I had an unsolvable RF problem since there is a radio station about 2.5 miles from me. At certain times I would get radio stations leaking into my signal. I did some research and found that a solution to this problem using ferrite cores on audio cables. Its amazing how well these work and it removed virtually all the RF noise. 

You could have avoided all that by simply wallpapering the outside of your entire house with tin foil.

mike_mccue
That is very interesting Noel.
 
Previously I have assumed that Ferrite Beads were only useful for suppressing unintended transmission from a cable. Your comment sent me off to read this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrite_bead where I learned that they do indeed work in both directions.
 
Thanks for the tip!

I did a lot of research around this while I was trying to solve it and found some very interesting articles around this which led me to trying this. Here is one such paper:
http://audiosystemsgroup.com/SAC0305Ferrites.pdf
I had some other links to case studies as well but can't find them right now.
 
I knew about the use of these for video cables (many HDMI and older VGA cables had these) but never thought that they could be used to clean up audio signals. It made a huge difference for me. I now have 2 cores clamped on the termination points of all my cables at home including my mic and guitar cables mic and power cables. I was initially worried about some signal loss but couldn't perceive anything and there is a marked loss of noise at high gain levels.
 

A 256 GB SSD for fav samples, 2 small but very bright flashlights and Komplete 9 Ultimate. Not the software but the drive it comes on. Install as much as you want, when you want and you don't have to babysit it. They should have that option for the regular Komplete.

It's been already a while in my rig but Axe FX II (+dedicated pedalboard from Fractal Audio) has been one of the best investments ever. With Axe Edit 3.xx I can dial virtually any guitar or bass sound I want quickly and with ease - and save them as presets for later use.
 
The other investment is a step to opposite direction; real Hammond organ from the early 70's. Digital organs sound great until you hear the real thing. :)
 
Axe FX II is almost as good as my best real guitar amps but it's million times more versatile.

A wireless phone system, and a phone in the bathroom....that comes in very handy when I'm takin a _____ (shower),,, and somebody calls me..!! 

An off button on my phone.