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We have all experienced that desire for something completely new.:o Suppose you were to get rid of everything you currently own and build a new 2-channel music system from a clean slate (for a 10 X 20 ft room, with CD as the only source.) 1) What would you consider the minimum expenditure for...

I am all for watching one of her shows, as long as I have the sound turned off.:D

Considering that some of the world's best speakers are made by Canadian companies, I would expect you to find better deals there than in the US. Look at Energy, Mirage, Paradigm, PSB, Axiom, etc. (all of which sound better than Klipsch IMO.)

I would love to hear Dalis and/or Totems. Unfortunately, there is nowhere within reasonable driving distance to do so.:(

I ran their simple room acoustics analysis program, and it told me that my room is already in the "target" range for echo!

That is the site I was looking at. Two panels and two yards of fabric to cover the (front only) of them with is $38.:confused:

I agree 100%. There is really no advantage to using a poor quality, mismatched center (which is definitely what the TV speaker would be.) Phantom center will sound much better.

Looks moderately entertaining. Agree about The Jetsons.

I just found a site that sells the DIY stuff cheap. Two 2' X 4' panels would come to $38+shipping. I may try that later, but right now the foam is already on its way.

Treble frequencies are by far the most directional, and hence largely responsible for soundstage/imaging. Since that is what I primarily hope to improve, why would absorbing treble not help?:confused:

Many here have stressed the importance of room treatments, but I have never tried them. I have ordered a couple of 2" pyramidal foam panels to cover the first reflection points. I will report the results (if any) when I get them. :) (This is just a cheap way to test the concept. If I hear an...

They are selling Yamaha speakers. Did Yamaha start making decent speakers at some point, and I just missed it?:confused:

Kind of like "therapist"?:D

Ah. Since I only visited this thread to post the one comment based on the title, I couldn't have known that.:)

Oh, I wasn't. I happened to wander into their store at the mall the other day, saw this, and thought "you have got to be kidding!" Oh, and I agree that all of their stuff is junk, not just their speakers.

$399 is less than $400. The OP specified greater than $400 (">$400".):D

I have seen plenty of threads go off track, but never this far off track.:D

Did you notice the "two left channel, two right channel" part? I think they are claiming that the one tower does stereo (even though it only has one tweeter, and the midranges are vertically aligned!) Oh, and I meant awful as in POS, not awful as in ugly.

Sure:http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/product/sku__SM252BLK:)

Who actually makes the speakers sold under the Sharper Image brand? Are they as awful as they look?