Who sets up properly to listen? Poll

[novisnick]

Show of hands and please be honest.
How many of us actually take the time to setup our listening rooms to optimize the sound quality?
Many times ill just have a seat and pop on some music and relax. Today I actually closed the doors and pulled the thermal drapes closed. Rearranged a chair and set up the room properly as I designed it to be. Moved any clutter and finally sat down and said, “WoW” , thats what it supposed to sound like.
Did I mention that I gave the tube amps sufficient time to warm up?

Im getting a kick at how my system sounds, shouldn’t we always take the extra time?

[ttocs]

Always. But quite frankly with my setup it's easy.

My electrostatic speakers are directional so no need for side treatments, and the treatment behind the panels is permanent, and my reclining dual seat couch puts me in the middle. The only item needing adjustment is the voltage for the tube amps, which need the voltage to remain within a 4 volt range otherwise the internal voltage becomes too high, or too low on different components, so I use a Variac for this.

[chops]

Always... System is always on 24/7 except for the tubes on my Freya+ preamp. Those only come on when I get home from work on Fridays since I have the weekends off. They stay on until Sunday evening before going to bed. Other than that, I listen in the evenings during the week with the tubes off and it's still just about as enjoyable.

[stiehl11]

After spending years as a professional musician I can say that I never played in a perfect room nor heard other performers play in a perfect room. Therefore, I don't find it necessary to listen to recorded music in a perfect room.