Thanks for the warm welcome, I can't believe I forgot to list my speakers! I'm running 5 year old Monitor Audio RX8's. I like them, but I've been in the market to trade up for a couple years. Of course there are several speakers that I just cannot audition. Lately I've been interested in the Scansonic MB 3.5, Revel F208, Salk Veracity HT2-TL, and the PSB Imagine T3. Unfortunately, I just can't hear them anywhere. Even if I happen to travel to a city with a decent audio store, I am usually with my wife who just isn't as in to it as I. She's good for about 45 minutes, I could spend hours in a good shop. I spent a day at CES last January listening, but there are just too many variables, noise, people talking, etc. to make a real evaluation. I am envious of my friend's Pioneer S-3EX's. They sound phenomenal at his place. However, I wonder if they would sound as nice in my room. I have windows covering the wall behind my speakers, windows covering the left wall, a weird built in shelf with windows atop to my rear, and the fourth right side is an opening to an adjoining room. There is carpet, and beams on the ceiling. The room doesn't echo, but only sounds great in the exact center. Worst of all, the bass really drops off at the seating position. I have the speakers about 3.5' from the rear wall, and probably 5-6' from the sides. I'm thinking my next step is to buy a mic and try Room EQ Wizard. Any thoughts?
