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My experience of setting up mixing rooms and recording has taught me that the listening environment plays a crucial role in getting the most out of your equipment. Speaker placement, furnishings and floor coverings contribute enormously to the sound. The shape and volume of the room determines which frequencies are reinforced or attenuated. There are some really good, and not too expensive, options for room treatment available. It's worth looking into if you're going to be dropping big bucks (for me, anything over $300 is big bucks) on audio gear. The best gear in a poorly treated and set up room is not going to sound good. A little bit of treatment and careful placement of acoustic diffusers can make a real difference. There are phone apps now (free) which can give basic acoustic analysis.
Having a specific listening position is crucial too. If listening to stereo, the equilateral triangle setup with tweeters at ear level is the most often recommended starting point.
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