I recently plugged my B&W's into my bedroom system and was instantly reminded why I purchased them 13 years ago: Terrific speed, accuracy, tunefully tight bass, excellent slam, good body and of course, the mid range B&W's are famous for. Many of these qualities, particularly from the mid band down, had gone awol when I moved my main rig into a 25'Wx30'Lx30x'H space. The room simply swallowed them whole. Now that they are in a normal 15'Wx19'Lx11'H sized room, the sound has bloomed once again and all is right with the world.

The point is, while we love talking about speakers, amps, preamps, tt's, cables, etc., I wonder if we are paying enough attention to the room? It could be argued that the room has the biggest affect on sound, yet I know of only one person that has built a dedicated sound room. There are myriad reasons for this, first and foremost being cost. Assuming the rest of us have finite budgets, instead we are forced to work with whatever room our homes (and significant others) allow.

So what are some of the things you've noticed about your listening space and what did you do to improve the sound? What worked? What didn't? What was the most cost effective?