Coolhand: why address the root cause when you play around with the symtoms? =)
you're 100% right imo. my room is the problem. some of the folks around here helped figure that out a while back. unfortunately it was after i had committed my remaining budget(and then some) to a new dac/transport.
temporarily tried the remedy a few weeks. new speaker locations with thin blankets over two large windows and covered as much tile as i could with area rugs. results were phenomenal!!. to do this set-up permanently...i'll need a new vertical audio rack, speaker cables, window treatments and carpet (my 4 month old az setori shotguns are 1.5 feet short!). am 100% committed to doing it once funds are available. 2009 audio budget has been destroyed so early 2010 is the soonest i can move forward.
at this point i am going to step away. will revisit the ic playground when my room gets sorted out. was hoping to find some cables i really liked to hold me over until then. in effect...i'm was trying to "fix the room" temporarily with ic's lol!. not to worry though. have already figured out it can't be done in my case. some room faults can be improved with certain ic's but "fixed" they are not.
might try the cable company advise too. would definatly go blindjim's route on only getting a couple at a time. anything more then that would confuse/overwhelm and maybe even kill me? =)
i've learned alot in this process. too bad it's all been the hard way. typical green pea.....oh well.
you're 100% right imo. my room is the problem. some of the folks around here helped figure that out a while back. unfortunately it was after i had committed my remaining budget(and then some) to a new dac/transport.
temporarily tried the remedy a few weeks. new speaker locations with thin blankets over two large windows and covered as much tile as i could with area rugs. results were phenomenal!!. to do this set-up permanently...i'll need a new vertical audio rack, speaker cables, window treatments and carpet (my 4 month old az setori shotguns are 1.5 feet short!). am 100% committed to doing it once funds are available. 2009 audio budget has been destroyed so early 2010 is the soonest i can move forward.
at this point i am going to step away. will revisit the ic playground when my room gets sorted out. was hoping to find some cables i really liked to hold me over until then. in effect...i'm was trying to "fix the room" temporarily with ic's lol!. not to worry though. have already figured out it can't be done in my case. some room faults can be improved with certain ic's but "fixed" they are not.
might try the cable company advise too. would definatly go blindjim's route on only getting a couple at a time. anything more then that would confuse/overwhelm and maybe even kill me? =)
i've learned alot in this process. too bad it's all been the hard way. typical green pea.....oh well.