Toolbox -- Your room -- Home theater or two-channel? -- Multichannel system (aka home theater) loudspeaker requirements -- Stereo system bass and subwoofers -- Thinking points -- Effects of rooms, room acoustics, and room treatments -- Working with your room-- a three-step speaker installation technique for satisfying results -- Additional speaker/room set-up tips -- Panel speakers -- Vinyl solution -- Getting rid of unnecessary sonic and electrical pollution -- Free or inexpensive set-up tools -- Things to know and to do before (and during) equipment comparisons -- Simple system enhancements for daily listening -- Compression-- your biggest obstacle to musical involvement -- The most common types of loudspeaker compression and their unmusical effects -- Controversy corner -- Bi-amplification -- Basic trouble-shooting-- diagnosing the problem when your dealer or technician is not available at the moment -- Semi-pro set-up tools -- The value of having a true reference recording for voicing systems to rooms -- Jim's personal CD reference list