Room treatment-I was afraid of this


There I was with a dedicated room-not ideal being nearly square and a less than 8' ceiling-and barely adequate music, not awful but the system had sounded better. I tried moving things about some with differing results but nothing satisfying. Part of the problem was moving from a 30x35 foot room with an 18' ceiling. I was used to the speakers being well out into the room, far apart and sitting pretty far away. I used the odd integer matrix method promoted by Vandersteen but hadn't considered either placing them closer to the wall or moving near field. Nick at GIK recommended both, as well as some furniture rearranging that made a very pleasant difference. That was all the encouragement I needed to order bass traps, 1st and 2nd reflection panels and front and rear wall treatments. Installed them by about 4pm Monday and listened until 2 am, back at it last night from 3pm-1am. It's just as so many have said, this is a serious component upgrade. It is matched in scale only when I went from Vandersteen 2CE's to Chapman T-77SE's. Not a single aspect of the listening experience that isn't enhanced. So now the problem; I suppose a lot of the glowing stuff folks make of cables, power cords, fuses, and on and on also make significant differences. How long can it be before I'm off and running on that stuff?
wideload
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Just wanted to add to the point that furniture type and placement is so important when dialing in one's system. I just hauled out my Tonian Labs TL-D1s and fired them up (without the oversized sofa) and they sound effing fantastic. There's mass, depth and presence that just wasn't there before, prior to the sofa. If I knew this beforehand, I'd never had moved on to my present speakers (which I still love and am keeping). It's just that one doesn't know what one has until all possibilities are exhausted.

I wish I had a second room for a second system instead of listing them on another site. :-(

All the best,
Nonoise
Hey, if this is who I think it is, long time, no hear... Congrats on the room treatment. 

However, you are only half done. Power cords. If you trust me, do the aftermarket power cords. You are bluntly put, throwing away sound by not doing so. Trust me on this. :)
wideload,
Thanks for your kind words. I am sure your room is so similar!
BTW,  your statement - Have you tried moving your listening position 38% from front wall as the folks at GIK suggest? - did you mean back wall? Can you please explain?
Thanks!
Nonoise, congrats on ending up with two speakers you love. I move mine along to friends and family and get to hear them occasionally. Sliding the headrest up and down on my chair is an adventure in sound shaping. Hi Douglas, yes it's me still thoroughly enjoying the Chapman's. I hope you and your family are well.  Of course I trust your recommendation and will make cords my next purchase, although it'll be awhile. Your review of the Exogal lead me to that piece and I am very happy with it. Milpai, I consider the wall I'm facing the front wall. I know others refer to it as the rear as it's behind the speakers.