Subwoofer guys - House curve or flat?


So there's a bit of debate about whether a "house curve" should be used instead of EQing your sub for a perfectly flat response. My thoughts are adding a house curve could possibly muddy up the midrange and I like it how I have set up now (perfectly flat) Is this true? Anyone do any experimenting?

Here's a lot of information from the home theater guys on why you should "shelf" response.
nemesis1218
In my opinion what you want is flattest possible in-room bass without causing problems. How you get there depends on the sub's inherent response and the room acoustic situation. Note that once boundary reinforcement and modal effects are factored in, what may have started out as "flat" response is now far from it.

Duke
dealer/manufacturer
Duke said, "In my opinion what you want is flattest possible in-room bass without causing problems......... Note that once boundary reinforcement and modal effects are factored in, what may have started out as "flat" response is now far from it."

How would we know this? Is there any way to measure this?
If this is true what can be done to change it?

Bob
Nemesis

I filter subsonics because the odds are very very low that any such info is deliberately "on the recording". I don't need to hear the subway that happened by or,more likely, mechanical noise from my source (rumble)

I understand that some purists may disagree

Bob,

I use RTA to measure in-room response on-axis at the listening position
There are any number of devices out there for this purpose - or variations therein

Marty