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Interesting setup to get more power out from the amps into the speakers. Need to do more research to see how it improves the sound quality.

I am learning everyday!

Thx.

Thanks again for the detailed response.

1. I am looking at a AV receiver right now. Will keep NAD soft clipping feature on.
2. I only checked the full volume with OPPO connected to NAD main in and found out that the volume was not actually very high and it just lasted for seconds. When I connected OPPO to NAD line in, then only quickly turned NAD to 2 o'clock (normally 11 o'clock) and it was much louder. Hopefully this experiment wouldn't damage the M22s(I am sweating now).
3. Read your article and it totally makes sense. Now it leaves me a question: to get the same quality of sound, would I buy a much more expensive av receiver (5 or 7 channels) than a normal integrated amp (2 channels) to reach the same level of material(money) per channel?

That is really an extra large room to handle and it is great that it has been well taken care of. Since most music sources were recorded for 2 channels, could the technologies effectively and accurately reproduce the music without generating any unnatural tones or distortion? Very curious about it.

There's no audible distortion unless I crank it 3dB above reference level. By that time it is unbearably loud!

Some material sounds unnatural with DPLII no matter how I tweak the settings. Neo sounds natural. I favor 2-channel for all well-recorded pieces. In my space, well-recorded 2-channel shines with the M80s and EP600.

I'd hate to break it to you but you won't achieve what I have in any of your spaces. The best you'll be able to do is to put speakers on your long wall.

You are lucky!

Even if I put it along the long wall, it would be too narrow of depth to make it a home theater setup. Very unfortunate:(

Wait till the housing market get crashed so I could move up to a bigger house. Hope that day would come sometime later.

You could try working with what you have. I also have a 2.1-channel set up in a 10x10x8 foot room. It sounds very different - and very good in its own way.

My listening spaces are studies in contrast. Near-field with my Audiobytes, far-field and reflective with my Axiom home theater and intimate and absorptive with my Totems.

You appreciate the gestalt behind audio. But Rock should not dismay. A unique experience lies within each room. Begin with the room. Never forget the whole transcends its parts.

Good thing I had your panels for the 2.1 room or it would sound like $h!t.

I wish I could have multiple setups. That could be very cool.

Music itself makes us happy/sad and inspired, not the room/device. Just enjoy what we have:)