What is the current retail cost of your reference system?

@fleschler 

I'll bet if you put the $5000 system in the $150,000 room it would sound like a $50,000 system in an average room.

@kota1 You are correct.  The improvement from my prior home to my new listening room is immense.  That is probably the reason my 30 year old Legacy Focus speakers sound so wonderful.   It's nearly the least expensive part of my system (which many believe the speaker should be the most expensive component/best component possible in a system).  

@fleschler

While a custom built room is obviously the SOA way to go the average member here could get a massive upgrade by simply getting a room "kit". The first one is from Auralex, the second one from SonitusUSA. There are many others and treatments can of course be hidden behind acoustically transparent fabric:

Current cost approx $24,500 (retail)

For me it's LOTS of money. For audiophiles, I'm sure I have a lower midlevel system

@aberyclark 

Well chosen components in a well thought out system can sound absolutely fantastic. Not that long ago that is what mine was worth… a system to be proud of. What does your system look like? I don/t see it in your virtual systems.

@ghdprentice 

I just updated my virtual system :)

@aberyclark 

Nice system. Thanks. Great to see it. I think we have the same equipment racks. 

nice system @aberyclark

i somehow surmise you are rather proud of that luxman ss amp!! 😂

seems to me like if the zu’s are your chosen speaker in the room shown, at their very high efficiency they would also be very well matched to some ultra sweetie pie lower powered tube amps (luxman makes some!)

happy listening!