Does carpet deaden the sound too much?

@holmz - he's asking if too much absorption is a possible reason for the system not sounding lively.

I say, very unlikely that this singularly would be the culprit

^Agree.^

We have no info the speakers, and we have no info on the rest of the room.

However if the speakers are spraying a lot of sound towards the floor, then it is possible.

I am sure a measurement would help.

i have my 4 bose 901 series 2 hanging from the ceiling. i have carpet in the room. doe's the carpet matter??

Does the carpet affect the overall sound (matter)?
I expect it does affect the overall sound, as others have shared.

In a positive or negative manner, well that's for you to determine.

I've had  close to the same system in 2 different  rooms. One with hardwood floors and plaster walls and the other with wall to wall carpeting and drywall. Both rooms can be set up to sound very good. Hardwood floor room had a more live show feel to it. Kind of like a bar/venue. Where the carpeted room let's you hear a lot more details and subtle nuances in the recording. Hardwood floor gives a lot of songs that live room feel where as carpet and drywall let's you hear more of where the music was actually recorded. I tend to like more absorptive rooms over live. I just get so much more emotion from the recording. But I totally get liking one over the other. No wrong answer here. Enjoy what YOU like!

No, carpets are fine, the total room balance matters.

That nails it.

I have wall to wall deep shag rug in my listening room.  Also heavy velvet curtains at points, and a fabric treated ceiling.

I sit about 7 feet from my speakers.  Sounds far from dead.  The acoustics of the recording just takes over my room.