There are some "stealth" (relatively invisible) tweaks from Machina Dynamica which I have found excellent, but instead of the rolled eyes of your listening room visitors, you may have to disregard the derision of some naysayers here on Audiogon.
Even though it makes no conventional sense, check out the Brilliant Pebbles for room corners, the Clever Little Clocks for in-home placement (even though neither of mine actually tells the correct time), Tru-Tone duplex covers, and in my experience, the single greatest tweak for the money: Teleportation.
As any potential improvements relate to what you already hear, good and bad, this may require a bit of private email communication to learn how your room compares to those of satisfied users of any room treatments, whether they be conventional, esoteric, or even otherworldly.
I have also been in many conventionally treated listening rooms, and conventional treatments certainly work well, but "attractive" is not usually the best descriptive word for what has been placed in the room to optimize the sound.
The more esoteric room treatments can provide further benefit, even after the conventional, physically obvious, treatments have started to make things better.
The perception of sound is such an individual experience, and rooms so different, only rarely have different Audiogon members ended up owning exactly the same components, or equipment tweaks, let alone implemented the same room treatments.
I suggest the less visible ideas, if you are determined to avoid any disparaging comments from the non-audiophile community. Then you only have to deal with audiophile references to The Emperor's New Clothes. But, your ears will thank you, which is the best outcome.
Even though it makes no conventional sense, check out the Brilliant Pebbles for room corners, the Clever Little Clocks for in-home placement (even though neither of mine actually tells the correct time), Tru-Tone duplex covers, and in my experience, the single greatest tweak for the money: Teleportation.
As any potential improvements relate to what you already hear, good and bad, this may require a bit of private email communication to learn how your room compares to those of satisfied users of any room treatments, whether they be conventional, esoteric, or even otherworldly.
I have also been in many conventionally treated listening rooms, and conventional treatments certainly work well, but "attractive" is not usually the best descriptive word for what has been placed in the room to optimize the sound.
The more esoteric room treatments can provide further benefit, even after the conventional, physically obvious, treatments have started to make things better.
The perception of sound is such an individual experience, and rooms so different, only rarely have different Audiogon members ended up owning exactly the same components, or equipment tweaks, let alone implemented the same room treatments.
I suggest the less visible ideas, if you are determined to avoid any disparaging comments from the non-audiophile community. Then you only have to deal with audiophile references to The Emperor's New Clothes. But, your ears will thank you, which is the best outcome.
