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Carpet is better. Hard flooring tends to make the sound "bright" due to a greater number of reflections. Well placed rugs can help quite a bit, but carpet is still going to be better, IMO.

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04-27-2005, 06:44 PM	#2 of 15
John Garcia Member Location: San Jose, Ca. Join Date: Jun 1999 Local Time: 05:35 PM Local Date: 12-04-2008 Posts: 11,228	Carpet is better. Hard flooring tends to make the sound "bright" due to a greater number of reflections. Well placed rugs can help quite a bit, but carpet is still going to be better, IMO. "The trouble with the world is not that people know too little, but that they know so many things that ain't so." - Mark Twain HT: Marantz SR-8300, MA500 monoblocks x 2, 5X GR Research A/V-2s, Adire Audio Tempest sub, Denon 2900, Oppo 980H, Toshiba HD-A2, RC2000MkII remote, Panamax 5100, Panamax Max2 sub, Slim PS2, PS3 60G + 320G USB Bedroom: Marantz PM-7200 Integrated, GR Research A/V-1s, Sony 222ES SACD, RC3200 remote, Panamax M8EX Audio: Audioquest * Video: Bluejeans My DVDs My HT