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Good point. Given the long proven benefits of soffit mounting for speakers and the prevalence of this format at the professional high end, it is astonishing to see audiophiles, spend huge $$$ on all nature of tweaks, whilst ignoring a fundamental issue with speaker physics (that bass radiates in all directions causing deep null cancellations as they bounce off the nearby rear wall). I suspect manufacturers and industry reviewers have a vested interest in ignoring this fundamental issue, as they prefer users to upgrade equipment rather than invest in the listening room.

Yes, at least in Texas. There are areas North of Dallas where you can buy a new home approx. 2100 SF for $110,000.00. They are not made as well as custom homes but at least it's "your own" place.

Must be nice, here in Calgary homes have jumped around 50% in the last year. Average price now is just over 400K. I feel for the younger people just starting out, it's impossible for them to get into a home.

Although I have a room that is dedicated to HT and stereo (it does have a computer in it), there is still a compromise because of the location of the door to the room and the alcove leading to a dressing area, walk-in closet, and bath -- it's designed to be a bedroom. The room is roughly 14' X 19', and I would prefer that the LR speakers be more than 4' from the rear wall, but then one would stand in the doorwayr. I think compromise is usual.

We live in a small town adjacent to Santa Barbara, CA where the median price home is over $2.4 million and the mean is reported to be around $3.3 million. There are no listings in 6 figures. But if you move inland to CA's answer to TX, you can find homes in the low 6 figures, and the ocean is less than a half hour drive. We are a block from the beach