Slow Time to First Byte,

[Anton Chigurh]

Quote:Re: further optimization, unless it's done by the host, who doesn't seem inclined, we're reaching the end of the line. We've done quite a bit within the limits of our knowledge and the budget. Both are running out.

Ditch CF completely and watch your first byte time dramatically improve.

Quote:About half that is in the slider images. Since only one shows at a time, from a visual, above the fold, perspective, it seems okay. "Optimizing" also has often led to less than stellar photo quality.

This is wrong. You are loading ALL of the slideshow images no matter what a user actually sees. Look at the WPT and see all the calls. "Stellar" photo quality - nobody's going to notice the difference.

And again - since your site is on CF nameservers, your host can't do much to help you.