my philosophy in this is: ALL needed reflections - acoustic ambiance - are already contained in the recording, so if one sets the room up for added reflections from walls, this muddies the original sound and makes it worse. it cannot sound "natural".
this means that anything playing loudly will not sound as good as it should.
this is like a hall of mirrors; the sound is everywhere but it lacks definition, precision and realism.
it's also a bit like using "multi channel stereo" on a monophonic source, but worse yet.
room setup is more important than the speakers because no speaker will sound good in a bad (reflective) room.
do a favor to your Axioms, put them in a treated room, they'll love it and you will too. and it does not cost much.
hope this helps.
Last edited by J. B.; 02/12/14 03:15 PM.
