Running into an experiment by accident is kinda fun. Turns out, that we have decided to re-carpet/wood floor the listening room/living room. Haven't decided how much wood flooring to use, compared to the carpeted area. What turns out to be interesting is the removal of just some of the carpet. This is because I cannot physically remove all of it myself all at once. My back says no. So then, I removed about 1/3 and decided to listen to the results on the system. The carpet that I have removed is about 3 ft wide in an L shape along two walls. So now the sound is more midrange in presentation, but in a way that is promising.As I remove more carpet each day, I will ln to the effect and report back here. I am actually surprised that I like it more now than before.

 This will be the last installment for awhile. Safe to say though that I prefer this arrangement to the carpeted version. That may mean that I will have solid wood flooring installed for the entire room.

 Archie,

You don't how it pains me to know that I can't do just that. The reason is that the floor needs repair underneath, and there is no access to the crawl space in that area. So, cutting a hole in it will be the only answer...or is it? I am anxious to see if my flooring guy has a better option. Saving an original floor usually is best.