The problem is i (like most others i suspect), have to compromise, in my case its a living room and we have kids and quite frankly the way our room is if i moved the sofa forwards it would look ****. Not to mention im using bookshelf speakers (attached to the wall) for the rear so they would look stupid on a long arm (again a compromise with kids, they are too high but aesthetics need considering). I agree with the room though, its amazing even in somewhere like a bedroom, just taking curtains down or having no bed in there changes the sound of the room massively. The other thing is that IMO sound is very much like snake oil, reading through some of these magazines confirms that, ooh look at this super dooper kettle lead, or look at these expensive cables.
