Thanks for the advice. My room is a little over 2,000 cubic feet, but it is open on one side to a 2 story high, cathedral ceiling area that is the foyer, formal living and dining. However, I'm not trying to fill that area with sound, in fact I'd like to kill the echo.

I don't know the decibal level that I usually listen too, but the HK reads -25dB (and it maxs out at +10). I have no idea how that relates to actual sound levels in the room. We wouldn't even turn it up that loud if we could hear the dialog. It seems like we have to crank it up to get clear, understandable dialog (in certain scenes) from my Polks (low-end, low cost, Outpost.com special Polks).

Jason


Polk R50, CS245 center, R15 rear, BIC Venturi sub HK AVR330 old Panasonic DVD older VHS