[rockadanny]

RBM - Thank you for that kind offer. But since I don't know what Controls Engineers do, I guess I'm not one of them.

mresseguie - Thank you. And thank you for the kind thought.

sgr - Thank you.

[toddc2]

Hey JD - Sort of a bitter-sweet accomplishment. Been in the new (for us) house now for several weeks, during which I was let go from work (after 17 years). So, now at 61, I need to pound the (virtual) pavement again. So, instead of messing with and enjoying my system more, I'll be busy finding work instead. Such is life - so unpredictable.

Sorry to hear about the job. I went through that a year ago, but found quite a bit of time to listen to vinyl. Interesting that extra music time may have helped me land my current position because the hiring manager is a vinyl enthusiast and we had lots in common. I'm pretty sure I nailed it when I mentioned my beer fridge is close to my listening room. Anyone up for some Rolling Stones and an ice cold Flying Monkey IPA?

Todd

[schw06]

Dan,
   Hope the job search goes quickly for you but wanted to congratulate you on the dedicated room. You deserve it and it looks awesome!
David

[brooklyn]

I remember when I had a dedicated audio room a few years back,
there’s nothing like it.. Your room looks beautiful, enjoy..

[max190]

rockadanny,

There is nothing like a dedicated 2-ch room, and yours looks great!

One thing I would try is to take the 2/244's that are at the 2nd reflection points, and stand them up together in the middle of the front wall. It will not cost you anything and it may help with bass impact and center stage depth.

Sorry to hear about job. Hang in there, it will come.

[bummrush]

Wondrrful, looks super

[bummrush]

I'd try to give a good listen without the subs,you might be surprised.

[FullRangeMan]

Your wife doesn't lay at your feet while you listen to music?

Do you mean say this:

[mcgsxr]

That looks like a really nice space!  Thanks for sharing.

My "dedicated" space includes a pool table and an HT setup so it fails on a couple of fronts, but delivers a space I can retreat to for musical enjoyment so it was still worth all the time and expense on my end!

[Bob2]

Sorry to hear about the job thing. That's tough.. Been there myself.
Hope things work out!

[bpape]

Been there too.  Good luck on the job hunting.

[rockadanny]

Thank you all for the well wishes. 
And a double thank you to Brian for the recommendations for my room. Very pleased. 

[rockadanny]

OK, so I agree that my chair was too far back. I've moved it up closer to my gear, about a foot or so farther than what would make an equilateral triangle. That is where the imaging seems best. But I cannot get over some muffle and also some mid-bass bloat (which I did not have in my previously much larger, more open room, where I sat much further away). It disappears when I stand up, so I tried slowly raising my behind off of my chair and it seemed to disappear with around 4" extra height - the sound gets cleaner and much more open. My ears end up a few inches higher than the center of my speakers' tweeters. So I lowered my speaker stands as low as they can go. I also ordered a set of chair risers (blocks of wood to raise the height of the chair a few inches - these are commonly used by oldsters, making it easier for them to get out of their chair, so an added bonus for me  ).

Is it common to end up with your ears higher than the center of your tweeters?

I also turned off my subs to see what would happen. Hmm ... sounds pretty good without the subs. I was surprised. It seems I am hearing much lower frequencies with just the mains in this room compared to my previous room. I'm going to do some measurements with the subs off to see where we're at without them.