Quote Originally Posted by dmb_fan
If you were happy with your system in its former room, and it's too aggressive in the new smaller room, the thing that is making you unhappy--the ONLY thing that changed--is the room. Replacing your amplifier with a smaller one to solve a problem with room acoustics makes about as much sense as buying a new needle for your CD player.

Luckily, room treatments can be fairly inexpensive for rooms as small as yours. Your best bet is probably the Auralex Project 2 for $399 from sweetwater.com or musiciansfriend.com, but even the smaller Auralex Alpha 1 for $299 should offer significant improvements. If that's still too steep, they offer packs of 1' x 1' studiofoam "wedgies" for under $100. A first step might be to treat some early reflection points with the wedgies and see if it helps. Ultimately, you'll achieve the best results by treating at least 20% of your wall and ceiling space with acoustic foam.

For more information about acoustic treatments for small rooms, visit Auralex.com.

Best wishes and good luck!

-Adam
Thanks for that site.My main room has that slap echo effect - it's been a low priority at the moment and I've managed to postition to stay clear of these hot zones - but the Auralex might do it for me when money becomes available.

A lot of furnature can serve to eliminate the slap echo effect as well but it's more of a crap shoot. Seems like they know what they're doing over at Auralex.