Hat's off to the room treatment camp.

gotta give the room treatment camp a big thumb's up for pushing me into getting it done. i'm a wanna-be audiophile who steps into the ring every 5-7 years and re-does his system. in between gear upgrades, i more or less do nothing and just enjoy. i should be slowly disappearing off the radar here soon as i've just about completed this round of upgrades.

came out like a locust earlier in the year and started gobbleing up gear and spending money as usual. however this cycle was unique in many ways. i went from kinda-hi-fi to true-hi-fi and jumped into the relm of speaker cables, ic's, power cords and power supply. went one step further and tackled vibration isolation as well. learned alot from many agoner's and took my system to new heights. spent a small fortune along the way too.

all the while i understood that at some point....room treatments had to be addressed. wasn't really looking forward to the task because it didn't involve receiving big heavy box's and shiny new toys.

just finished my treatment project and can only say wow! it was like that tiny sprinkle of garlic that takes an already good dish to a new level. heavy drapes, 6 acoustic panels, foam corner traps (bookcase issue) and a heavy pad under my area rug did the trick....and it all cost under $600 total!.

only wish i had done it sooner. for other greenhorns like me who are trying to get the most bang for your buck....don't skip/put off this step. listen to some of these guys around here and take care of your room early or first. worth every penny and then some.

cheers
Lev