Thanks for all the suggestions so far. A couple of quick comments:
a) spending less? they should revoke your Audiogon account! ;-)
b) the acoustically transparent screen suggestion is cool, but won't work in my environment. Such a screen would need to be 2-3 feet into the room and I am dealing with a room in the main living area of my home, not a dedicated home theater.
c) my speakers are 12-15 inches off the rear wall. I *might* be able to go to 2 ft if necessary.
d) I drive the speakers with a Sherbourn 5/1500a. A "five monoblocks in one chassis" design, similar to some Bryston amps. Rated for 200 wpc in 8 ohms and 300 into 4 ohms.
a) spending less? they should revoke your Audiogon account! ;-)
b) the acoustically transparent screen suggestion is cool, but won't work in my environment. Such a screen would need to be 2-3 feet into the room and I am dealing with a room in the main living area of my home, not a dedicated home theater.
c) my speakers are 12-15 inches off the rear wall. I *might* be able to go to 2 ft if necessary.
d) I drive the speakers with a Sherbourn 5/1500a. A "five monoblocks in one chassis" design, similar to some Bryston amps. Rated for 200 wpc in 8 ohms and 300 into 4 ohms.