Well, I hope the Michael Green Room Tunes are effective.
As things stand, I have been fighting the same brightness discussed above. It's my belief that many of us are in the same boat. I've now spent several years trying many iterations of power amplifier, preamplifier, source, cabling, speaker positioning, etc. While things are good, I have still not reached the promised land.
Assembling another system in a different room, where the same components can be tried there have produced far different sonics, and after time and time and time again, the process of elimination has taught even this dunderhead that "it's the room, stupid!"
It seems to me the eighthnerve products are basically copies of that. And, hey, if the design works, why not use it? The new line seems to replace whatever is inside the Room Tunes with probably something along the lines of fiberglass.
In my own instance, I have also chosen to copy the Michael Green Room Tunes design. My version will use burlap as the fabric, stuffed with long hair, carded wool. The wool comes from the tips from some very wise fellow members here on Audiogon. Material costs were under $50 total. The assembly of which should begin next week, as I have already lined up an upholstery shop, though I do not have the cost involved in this yet. Again, here's hoping it does the trick!
