The HiFi Five Episode 41: Is Your Set-Up All Wrong?

This is the most actionable, answer-packed discussion about set-up issues and conundrums we all face ever recorded!

Guests:
Frank Doris -- Editor, Copper Magazine; Senior Associate Editor, Positive FeedbackPeter Noerbaek -- Founder and Designer, PBN Audio

Lee Scoggins -- Reviewer, Positive Feedback
Norman Varney -- Founder, A/V RoomService

Topics:
What are the most common setup mistakes audiophiles make?
Can measurements really tell you where to put your speakers and listening chair -or do you ultimately have to trust your ears?
What do you do when bass problems simply won’t go away? TubeTraps, subwoofer swarm, digital EQ or active bass?
Process for selecting cables.
What if your system sounds edgy and fatiguing around 4–5 kHz? How do you figure out what’s actually causing it?
Should your equipment rack be between the speakers—or along a side wall? Can its location actually change the sound?
Speakers spikes or no spikes? Component footers?