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And the biggest influence on sound quality is...
BTW, taming a bad room may not require expensive and non-homelike room treatments. In overly reflective rooms (more common than overly damped ones), there are many steps one can make to control those reflections. Rugs, shades & drapes, soft fu... 
And the biggest influence on sound quality is...
Approximately 50% of the sound that reaches your ears in a residential sized room is from room reflections. I've heard systems comprised of nothing but superb quality, well matched components sound horrible in bad rooms. And systems composed of me...