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I can only shake my head at the lengths some people seem to want to do to get what they are saying gives the perfect sound. What TAM has said rings a certain amount of truth, but look at it from a more scientific stance.

You have 'x' number of speakers, and in most cases a room with 6 reflective surfaces. Sound travels out in a ripple effect (like dropping a stone in a pond). When it hits another reflective surface, it changes direction and looses energy. The more distance it travels, it also looses energy.

You as the listener are going to be in some x,y,z offset from each of those sources. As you move around in your room, the sound that you hear will change as your relative position to the sound source and reflective surfaces also change.

If you change the location of the speakers from any of the reflective surfaces, the effect on the sound will also change.

If you change the composition of the room to modify the reflective properties +/- of the surfaces, the effect on the sound will also change.

What you find pleasing may not be what someone else will find pleasing. Everybody has there own taste.