room makes or breaks

Now you've got the idea! Run with it.

Maybe, with a little (or a lot) of research into the proper set up of a stereo system and room acoustics, you can improve it even more. There are books written on the subject and a lot of folks about who have extensive knowledge/experience who will help if you elect to do this. It can be time consuming but the reward is great and usually is cheap if not free.

Two quotes I love and completely agree with are:

“You’ve got the sound system to die for but a listening room that’s killing you.” Rives Audio

“The room is the first thing we start with and the last thing we think about.” Unknown

My thesis is that the room tends to get neglected because it is one of the least understood influencers in the audio reproduction chain – and frequently one of the most challenging to change. Further, it does not help that equipment purchases are so damned exhilarating and that dealers can eagerly and readily demonstrate how cartridge X, DAC Y or amplifier Z is going to improve your world in a way that they can less easily with acoustic devices because of their room dependencies. More-over, often the very dealers upon which we depend for good advice have scant regard for room acoustics themselves – the proof of which can be seen by merely stepping into their show-rooms…

As Newbee says - run with it!

I tell every customer that "Your room is more than 50% of your sound!"

(Dealer disclaimer)

Without a doubt, the room is the most important component for determining sound.

Why? Because its usually the hardest thing to change. Other components can be easily adapted to the room, but there is only so much that can be done usually to adapt the room to the rest.