Some people got what they got, and will never own a home with dedicated room. Especially now in this abysmal economy with sky high prices and 7 & 8 % interest rates. In fact, there are very few people buying much of anything right now, judging from ebay sales of late. People have very little expendable income. My room is not dedicated in any way shape or form, but I'm happy with my systems sound. It's not perfect, but it does not have to be to just enjoy the music. Luckily, I have a sweet spot on my large leather sectional couch. Coffee table on wheels, but seldom move it, don't notice much difference with table removed or present. I still count myself as blessed to have what I do have.
Listening Room
Hello to all,
I think this is a situation many audiophiles find themselves in: That being your listening room is NOT a dedicated room that your expensive audio system resides in. You do NOT have a chair that is perfectly positioned in between speakers to optimize your listening enjoyment. Why? The room simply cannot accommodate a chair in the center or, most likely, your wife and/or significant other will not allow you to place a chair where it's supposed to be when listening.
Having said that, you listen to music from everywhere in the room. How does one go about speaker placement? How do you increase the sound stage? Are some speaker brands better than others when you do not have a dedicated listening room? Thanks for your input.
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@immatthewj 8% is not a great rate, and no you did not do good, unless that was in the low range of rates available at the time. ( but hey, at least you bought a house). I was busy having fun As a younger man during that time, so what do I know. I certainly hope you refinanced, as rates plummeted to 2.3 and 2.5% at one point. Unless of course you paid it off. As far as not living in same world, I’ve sold on ebay for well over 20 years, and have never seen it this bad. Crap load of watchers and interested buyers, but hardly any sales. Once in a Blue moon someone will buy. I have well over 2k 100% positive feedback and I’m selling some popular audio things at pretty well discounted prices, not crap. People just want your stuff for practically nothing nowadays. Even tried selling things here. Had luck selling here years ago. The economy sucks. Wish I was in your utopia. |