Quote Originally Posted by LEAFS264
Thanks wireworm5, thats the kind of respone i was expecting from a site like this. People with REAL experience talking about different equipment and how it has made a difference(good or bad) to the rest of their systems. Not like the post above yours. Which was written by an "genius" in his own mind. I have no more time for audiophile snobs.Who try to make the rest of us feel stupid for asking questions. This will be my last post on this site.
Well, Q and kex are right about the importance of calibrating and setting up. That advice is consistent with what I have observed in my REAL experience as well. The first step is not to upgrade the components, but to make sure that what you currently have is setup correctly to begin with. I've not taken my components to different people's houses, but I've made the adjustments, measurements, and placements necessary to maximize my system's performance within my room. If have not balanced the output levels with your speakers using a SPL meter, changed the delay timing with the center speaker, or tried repositioning the center speaker, then you have multiple options that you still have to try out before you can come to any conclusion about the cause and effect.

Often, people come onto this board and detail out deficiencies in their system, along with all these far flung "solutions" that they're thinking about trying out. Maybe I need a more powerful amplifer? Maybe I need a new DVD player? Maybe I need to get a new center speaker? Maybe I need to swap out cables? 9 times out of 10, these posters have not even considered changes to the setup, which in actuality solves the problem in question most of the time. No out of pocket expenses, just a little bit of time invested in getting to know the system and all of the available adjustments better, learning how to properly place the speakers, and some simple adjustments to the room to reduce acoustical problems.

If you think that REAL experience comes only through swapping out equipment, then you'd better get your credit card warmed up because you'll have a lot of upgrades ahead of you.