Measure the speakers distance to walls and floors - avoid similar or doubled distances.
Have lots of glass, heavy furnishings, a rack between the speakers? Look into that too.
Get a test CD, and rent/buy a good SPL meter
Play your favorite recordings that you have heard on distinctly better equipment and figure out if there are trends in your system.
Bring in new cables, but have them switched by a friend so they are blind to you. Have them mark your preferences. In most cases you won't have one, given audio nervosa and the ego pride of new and expensive gear.
I have heard cables sound different at times, with a preference. As a hobbyist for over 40 years and dealer for years I've heard a lot, but never have I heard cables do a fraction of what a properly set up ASC trap room does, nor come close to overcoming a poorly set up room, or mediocre equipment.
Said another way, its possible cables may help tune your system to a higher level, but it's at best a cherry on a desert, the other 6 courses of the meal come first.
Have lots of glass, heavy furnishings, a rack between the speakers? Look into that too.
Get a test CD, and rent/buy a good SPL meter
Play your favorite recordings that you have heard on distinctly better equipment and figure out if there are trends in your system.
Bring in new cables, but have them switched by a friend so they are blind to you. Have them mark your preferences. In most cases you won't have one, given audio nervosa and the ego pride of new and expensive gear.
I have heard cables sound different at times, with a preference. As a hobbyist for over 40 years and dealer for years I've heard a lot, but never have I heard cables do a fraction of what a properly set up ASC trap room does, nor come close to overcoming a poorly set up room, or mediocre equipment.
Said another way, its possible cables may help tune your system to a higher level, but it's at best a cherry on a desert, the other 6 courses of the meal come first.