Would you trust a local dealer to help you put

"It was a good experience that has motivated me to hang in there with my current setup. "

I'm curious what specifically was said that motivated you to hang in there?

Does that mean that you may be better off than you thought?

I know you've jumped through a lot of hoops in recent years. Any chance of "getting off the merry go round"?

I'm curious what specifically was said that motivated you to hang in there?

The dealer used to carry the OMD line of Mirage speakers and owns the OMD 28 speakers that I have. He said his OMD-28 are the last speakers he will own. From all that he says about them, I have not heard their true potential.

Does that mean that you may be better off than you thought?

Yes. He suggested that placement is my issue. I may have to change my family room around.

Any chance of "getting off the merry go round"?

There better be. The dealer is familiar with all my gear; Bryston-Classe-Mirage. He said there is no reason why my system shouldn't sound great.

EMerson,

I would tend to agree.

I recall us going through some similar discussions awhile back. The configuration options with your room seemed to be a bottleneck. Major changes there, if at all possible, may be the only way to solve the problem.

Of course it is always hard to say anything definitively without being able to hear how things sound. Maybe you can get the local dealer to come by and offer suggestions on how to fix the room acoustics? I think having some other expert ears in your room to offer up ideas is a part of solving the puzzle. Then, it comes back to what is possible given WAF, general livability, etc.

Spending some $$s to renovate the room to better meet your needs might be an option worth considering if that should come up.