Have you treated your listening space?


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I see lots of pictures of $$$ systems in bare rooms.
What are the barriers for you to treat your room, or if you have already what benefits have you rendered?
I have improved the sound more than any other way by addressing the reverberant space that my system occupies.

"I would rather listen to a midfi system in a hifi room than a hifi system in a mifi room."
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mikewerner

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Thanks for your posts.
Buconero has it right. Many keep spending and spending on equipment and never address the room.
I had a bare room for years and always figured top equipment was the ticket. I'd spend hrs. listening for differences in cables, etc. Then I realised that my room could not resolve the differences.
I did some reading on acoustics (FUN!)
"Acoustic Design for the Home Studio" $15
"Critical Listening Skills for Audio Professionals"
"Master Handbook of Acoustics"
This was more fun than reading equipment reviews and helped me to see the issues that MUST be addressed in the room for a high performance system to sound great.

Otherwise,
IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS!
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That's the really funny thing.
Room treatment costs less than a couple of cable upgrades!
I got some pretty expensive draperies (my wife likes them too), some bass traps and 2" and 4" wall panels that look ok for under two thousand dollars. How much have you spent recently on component upgrades? I bet plenty!
It's just a matter of education, it's not that complicated in its basics.
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I agree, I agree, I agree.
Did I say that I AGREE?
How can you be taken seriously if you obsess over your electronics and ignore the room?
It can be done in a way that is tasteful, but it still has to be done.
You can't ignore the PHYSICS of it.
I repeat,
"I would rather listen to mid-fi in a hi-fi room than hi-fi in a mid-fi room."
This fact can save you a lot of money - room treatment is relatively inexpensive compared to equipment.
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