I read all the posts. +1 goose. Without the 32 HFTs in my custom listening room I would need extensive quadradic diffusion paneling on the front and rear walls. The side and ceiling surfaces have extensive absorption paneling. The sound in this room is comparable to at least $250,000 in electronics despite using a 30 year old $2500 pair of Legacy Focus speakers. (The entire room cost $160,000 to build which eliminated the need for bass traps). However, the Shakti Hallographs do make a more significant benefit in imaging. The HFTs provide a huge soundstage and focus the sound.
In my previous listening room, I had underground speaker wire conduit installed prior to pouring the concrete. The wire sounded much better under the ground than laying on top of carpet (25' speaker runs). I decided that inexpensive cable risers were at least adequate on the new build with no reason for anyone to walk near the speakers (previous room had 42,000 LPs/CDs/78s-so I would have to walk over the wires occasionally if they weren't underground).
In my previous listening room, I had underground speaker wire conduit installed prior to pouring the concrete. The wire sounded much better under the ground than laying on top of carpet (25' speaker runs). I decided that inexpensive cable risers were at least adequate on the new build with no reason for anyone to walk near the speakers (previous room had 42,000 LPs/CDs/78s-so I would have to walk over the wires occasionally if they weren't underground).