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Synergistic Research HFT's

Not to open up a can of worms but I am reaching out to people who actually have tried the SR HFT's or Black Box.  I am building a new house and my two channel room is my great room / kitchen.  The dimensions are 20'W x 40'L with 16' cathedral ceilings.  This is not the best 2 channel room but it worked well in my last house.  So the question I have are there any tweaks that I should be considering to improve the overall sound performance?   I know the obvious answer is Acoustical Panels but that won't fly in my house.  I already have all of the Perfect Path Technologies products for my system.  I already have SR Blue Duplex's but might change to the orange.  So now I am looking at what I can do to improve the sound in that kind of room without Acoustical panels.  The rest of my system includes:  Canary Audio Grand Reference 2 mono amps, C1800 Pre-Amp, InaKustic 3500P Conditioner, Lumin X-1 Dac/Streamer.  My cables are all upgrades also.  I have been looking at the SR HFT's and Black Box.  Comments?  
willgolf
douglas_schroeder
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You waste you time and money pursuing such tweaks. Put your time and money into the things that actually affect the sound directly, the power and signal paths.  :) 
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geoffkait
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Define signal path.
douglas_schroeder
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Have you considered that room tuning panels, which are efficacious, can be made more artful? You can get them custom made with prints of your choice on the fabric, and can even frame them to appear like artwork. If you had not hear of it, I suggest you check it out. I believe there was a company I saw several years ago that would let you put your image on the fabric. I am guessing that with today's tech it wouldn't be that hard to get a printer that does fabric to put whatever image you wanted on it. 
If you are handy this would not be a difficult task, and could be an agreeable compromise solution if the roadblock is aesthetics.  :) 
willgolf OP
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I have dedicated 20amp line going directly to my two channel system.  I will have an upgraded outlet.  My wires will all be pasted using PPT goop.  All of my plugs will be plugged into a Inakustic 3500P.  I have upgraded PC's.  I believe I have answered your power to signal path question.
Regarding room tuning panels....it does not matter if I could do a nice custom print.  I used them on my last house but had to place them 12-18' up the wall.  To be effective they need to be at listening level.  In my new house that is impossible as one side is a 16ft sliding window door wall and the other side is the entrance to my house.  
That is why I am asking about the SR products in helping with room dynamics.  Or for that matter, anything else that might help that is not intrusive or large.  
douglas_schroeder
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Hmmm... some tough criteria, conditions. Some of these solutions also may not be acceptable, but here goes:

Portable/movable sound panels. Take em out when listening, roll them away when not. Use for personal enjoyment of system, and keep tucked away when entertaining. 

Window treatments or retractable sound fabric "wall" for window/door 

I presume you already have considered sizable floor rug and potentially stuffed furniture with cushions, etc. 
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