Great systems in butt-ugly rooms

who's "david loveselen"?

Oops, sorry chaps got the name mixed up I meant to say Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. He is for those interested a top British Interior Designer who is rather flamboyant, bit like pastor jeremiah wright albeit in a different line of work.

I would agree that a system should match the room it is in, after all, why spend all the money and not get the most out of it.

However, sometimes we move to a new house or for some reason or another move our system to a room that is less then ideal and hope that things will improve. One doesn't always sell a whole system just because one needs to move it to a less the ideal room.

I like the idea of listening in the dark since there are no distractions, so why care about what the room looks like.

By the way, have any of you guys ever seen your lady in a cluttered garage and all you noticed in that room was her???? Even over the wondeful system that lives in that room ;)

I can remember connecting a set of 1600.00 dollar mini-monitors to a pricey amp/pre/phono...equal in value to a VERY nice car of the time.

It was in a 12X14 bedroom, with carpeting stapled to the walls, (hole cut for one of the windows) padlock on the door...and a real live milk crate/bailing wire and plywood rack. I slept in a custom built loft, which had the couch underneath it.

In the living room, there was always a keg tap ready for action and the common area frequently smelled of beer and !sweet! smoke was known to waft through the air frequently.

Funny, rent was 160.00 per month including utilities and other than having to sleep with earplugs, once the 5 other roommates knew you would literally shoot them if they let anyone break into your room...it was pretty good.

I have such fond memories of that crummy room.

I could take off and follow a band in my van anytime I wanted to.

Oh Yeah...

I pose the question; how many of us, were it not for the females/partners/significant politically correct other, would not be living in a dinky cottage with a 6 digit stereo, awesome listening room and a kitchen/bathroom from the 50's?