"Nice system.. clean and well kept. An area rug would help tame whatever echo/harshness you are or arent experiencing. Either way, it'll be a good improvement.

Keep us posted with what you do!"

Absolutely. Please get yourself an area rug. When we bought our house coupla years ago, i claimed that the living room would be the listening room. All hardwood floors. I had decent stuff before the area rug...and the diff the area rug made was monumental. It looks like your room is the standard rectangle. Try the 8th nerve products, they really work.

Get as thick and as big an area rug you can. The presentation of the vocals...the focus...the imaging...everything will drastically improve.

Let us know!

dpac996 May 28, 2007 17:24

Nice system.. clean and well kept. An area rug would help tame whatever echo/harshness you are or arent experiencing. Either way, it'll be a good improvement.

Keep us posted with what you do!

Thanks!

joey_v March 12, 2007 04:50

Area rugs would be a great investment. I echo the above as far as room treatments, they make a huge difference in the delivery of what your system can actually do. Try this before upgrading an components as it may save you some $$.

nissancrazy March 07, 2007 00:32

Look at www.gikacoustics.com how do you like the 802's I am thinking about taking the plunge and sell my 803's

velodyneman March 06, 2007 17:47

First thing I would suggest is to work on your room acoustics. It's the single most important investment you can make for the money - if the room isn't right, you'll never hear what your gear can really do. Take a little time and learn about some of the issues on improving room acoustics, then either buy or make some DIY treatments. There's a lot of good information out there including the Room Acoustics Forum on Audio Asylum, Rives Audio web site, and Ethen Winer's site.

A basic starting point would likely include corner bass traps and absorbers for the first reflection points. I've made a number of custom bass traps and absorbers based on information available on the web and the improvement in the sound has been significant.

advent11 March 05, 2006 03:03