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I think honestly I might pause on buying gear for the moment (other than my scheduled MMG mod and perhaps a warpspeed) and go ahead and start room treatments. I think that's probably going to give me the next greatest thrill after having bought these MMG's.
the biggest potential improvement, because the untreated room is the largest source of distortion.
It also depends on your budget. Assuming you don't DIY for instance, having a system budget of $1000 is going to pretty much exclude doing much with the room. I like reminding folks that every speaker has 1 or 2 cabinets, the speaker cabinet (maybe) and the room. Designers and fans debate one cabinet type versus another until they're blue in the face and then spend $$$ throw them to the awfulist rooms.When it comes to rooms, my 1st priority is proper geometry (at least adequately sized and of the correct proportions), my 2nd is speaker/listener setup. After that treatments are tweaks (as they should be). The image of 4 ears should be a lesson for those trying to fix crummy rooms with tons of treatments. The last step is adding EQ (amazing how much "sense" the sound makes when the frequency response is a flat line).If you can't have a decent room, invest in headphones for your serious listening.
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I don't need the believers to feel sorry for me. Those that ignore science are doomed to waste a lot of money.Doc
However, I really feel sorry for those guys that want to claim things like power cables make no different. That they make no difference is actually the myth.
Improving acoustics is hard work and not instant gratification like new cables. But it offers the biggest potential improvement, because the untreated room is the largest source of distortion.
I'm going to treat my room at RMAF as extensively as I did at CapFest. ....With a nice pair of spherical wavefronts cheers,AJ