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Tweaks for systems, rooms and Do It Yourself (DIY) help. FAQ.

Because the room affects the sound a LOT

My guesstimate is that, given the same source material and technically "correct" electronics, 30% of the character the sound of a stereo system comes from the speakers, 50% comes from the room and room/speaker interaction, and 20% comes from everyting else.

At my company we have a sound room designed for critical listening tests. It's all decked out; built to the golden ratio, acoustic tile on the ceiling, treatments on the walls in the appropriate locations, sealed door and seperate stud wall construction. When you shut that door the room is QUIET. We have an active studio monitor setup driven through a TacT room equalizer preamp. Though the little studio monitors could hardly be called "audiophile," I've heard things on recordings on that system that I haven't heard on any high end system in home or in stores. I'm sure the TacT helps out a bit, but even with correction turned off the system sounds damn good.
/*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/


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