Well, we finally received a closing date of Sept. 29th on the new house, so while browsing for furniture last weekend we ran across a good deal on a new sectional and matching chair. After bringing it home to our current residence, we realized that until we get into the bigger place, our end tables and coffee table would have to be packed away. The sectional is 12ft. long on one end and 9ft. on the other end. Our end tables and coffee table is glass, and I always wondered if it had any noticeable effect on the sound. After removing them from the room, the answer is definately yes. I wouldn't call it a night and day difference, but when you take away all that glass and add in several additional square feet of soft fluffy couch, I can crank up the volume several dBs without it sounding too loud. It adds more punchiness to movies. Even my wife, who has tin ears, noticed the difference. Pretty cool.