We're currently living with the in-laws so at least I have a room but it couldn't get much worse. It's in the middle of the house, one full wall the rest are either open or riddled with entry ways. So no quiet environment or accustics what so ever. I'm using this time in exile to upgrade what I can and remember the 'good old days' of living in an apt. and having a rectangular/semi-enclosed room. Any comments/advice good or bad is welcomed. thanks
Hey, thanks for the clarification, that's good to know. Also, thanks for the compliment. I've stumbled onto some great products and have gotten very lucky to have smart friends, like Duane (a phenomenal dealer who has tolerated my unending questions for well over a decade), Klaus Bunge (I consider Klaus to be a friend just because of how well he's treated me, even though we've never met face to face), Dale Pitcher (same thing, we haven't met but I feel that he's been a friend and I hope he feels the same way), Tvad from Audiogon, and others here on Audiogon. I don't consider myself to be an expert, but I do try to learn, and this is a great website to do that. My posts are too long, though. :))
The response I posted wasn't intended to be flippant or unsympathetic at all, and I apologize if it did sound that way. It was actually meant to try to find a silver lining to the "cloud", and not to be a smart a-- response. I can see how it might be interpreted that way, however, so maybe it failed. What I was trying to say was basically what you said, i.e. "Hang in there bro!! there is sound at the end of the tunnel!" I feel the same way. The only point in mentioning my own acoustically handicapped room was to raise the possibility that maybe some of the problems could be reduced. I apologize for not stating it as well as I had intended.
If "exile" means an interval during which you're waiting to purchase a home or different apartment, then I'd just relax and enjoy the ride. The wait will make your final success just that much sweeter. My opinion only, not infallible. Only because you asked.
Also, FWIW: I have a huge "entertainment" center (which suddenly was present when I got home one day!!) positioned RIGHT in between the speakers, and the left side of the room (when facing the speakers) is almost completely open. There is a doorway and an open hallway on the same wall as the speakers, and the speakers are positioned along the LONGEST wall of the room. Also, the "rear" wall is 60-80% or so occupied by windows. One person posted to a thread that I was "obviously not a dedicated audiophile" after viewing the incriminating photos. With all those acoustic handicaps, my system sounds nearly perfect, so much so that my Sennheiser HD 600's now don't sound good enough to me, to the point where I'm finding myself on the verge of upgrading to Stax Lamda Pro Signatures (However, see footnote below).
So.........it may be possible to overcome most (or all) of those impediments and still be satisfied with the results. In my case, both of the dealers who sold me speakers busted their tails positioning them in the room.
FOOTNOTE: (A LOT OF THE HEADPHONE PROBLEM IS PROBABLY DUE TO THE RAMSEY SHA 1 HEADPHONE AMP I'M USING, WHICH IS POWERFUL AND A GREAT VALUE, BUT PROBABLY NOT WHAT MANY OF US A'GON-IZERS WOULD CONSIDER "AUDIOPHILE").
