Hi Martin. Unfortunately if you have a bad sounding room you will be wasting your time and money with little tweeks like trying different cables and even most components with the exception of speakers. You must solve the room problems first. That’s just the way it is. The room is really the foundation of your audio system.
A great source of info and education on room acoustics and just how big the problems can be is "Acoustic Fields" www.acousticfields.com They are room treatment specialists. Recording studios, listening rooms, home theater etc. The owner Dennis Foley has a great Youtube channel where he teaches all about this stuff. Very informative! I have learned a lot from him. Of course they offer solutions but even if you can’t make use of the products the free education he offers is invaluable. Check out his videos and lots of other good stuff on the site.
If you can fix the room then find speakers that work well in the room only then will you get real results with things like trying different cables, differences between amps etc.
I have found that open baffle speakers can mitigate many room issues. I have Emerald Physics EP 2.7 open baffle speakers and they have controlled dispersion thus don’t bounce much high and mid energy off the side walls and ceiling. They really took the sound in my room to a whole new level. I’m very satisfied! Other good ones are Spatial Audio (same designer as EP) Pure Audio Project, there are others.
Also there are books on acoustics and high end audio. I wish more beginners would read some books on the subject. It would save a lot of confusion and asking on forums can be more confusing sometimes as you will get so many conflicting opinnons. Here are a couple of books I like. Robert Harley’s "The Complete Guild to High-End Audio" fifth edition.
And Jim Smith’s "Get Better Sound".
Good luck and Happy 2020.
A great source of info and education on room acoustics and just how big the problems can be is "Acoustic Fields" www.acousticfields.com They are room treatment specialists. Recording studios, listening rooms, home theater etc. The owner Dennis Foley has a great Youtube channel where he teaches all about this stuff. Very informative! I have learned a lot from him. Of course they offer solutions but even if you can’t make use of the products the free education he offers is invaluable. Check out his videos and lots of other good stuff on the site.
If you can fix the room then find speakers that work well in the room only then will you get real results with things like trying different cables, differences between amps etc.
I have found that open baffle speakers can mitigate many room issues. I have Emerald Physics EP 2.7 open baffle speakers and they have controlled dispersion thus don’t bounce much high and mid energy off the side walls and ceiling. They really took the sound in my room to a whole new level. I’m very satisfied! Other good ones are Spatial Audio (same designer as EP) Pure Audio Project, there are others.
Also there are books on acoustics and high end audio. I wish more beginners would read some books on the subject. It would save a lot of confusion and asking on forums can be more confusing sometimes as you will get so many conflicting opinnons. Here are a couple of books I like. Robert Harley’s "The Complete Guild to High-End Audio" fifth edition.
And Jim Smith’s "Get Better Sound".
Good luck and Happy 2020.