Since I'm currently very happy with my system, I've turned my attention to my listening room. Yesterday I ordered 6 (2' x 2') acoustic panels to put on the walls, just to prevent unwanted sound reflection. I'll post some pics when I have them up. I don't have a lot of wall space available for panels. 4 of them will go on a side wall and 2 will go behind the speakers. The wall behind the listening seat is all bookcase, so nothing can go there.
But the point of this post is that since I've been looking into buying these panels, I've been researching what others have done. A good source is audiogon which has a huge picture library of people's systems. Looking at these, it's obvious that there is not much consensus on how to approach room acoustics. I can't believe how many people have very expensive systems and then place their speakers 4 inches from the rear wall or jammed in a nook with furniture or walls very close. Some of these people engage expensive and questionable tweaks like cable risers yet seemingly ignore speaker placement...
And there are also some very epensive systems with no acoustic damping attempted on the room. The people that do have them, it's all over the map where they put the panels or what kind they use.
But the point of this post is that since I've been looking into buying these panels, I've been researching what others have done. A good source is audiogon which has a huge picture library of people's systems. Looking at these, it's obvious that there is not much consensus on how to approach room acoustics. I can't believe how many people have very expensive systems and then place their speakers 4 inches from the rear wall or jammed in a nook with furniture or walls very close. Some of these people engage expensive and questionable tweaks like cable risers yet seemingly ignore speaker placement...
And there are also some very epensive systems with no acoustic damping attempted on the room. The people that do have them, it's all over the map where they put the panels or what kind they use.