Speakers that sound great in terrible rooms

Cue kenjit.

I just came across this article and a review of the Arakas room mirrors that might be of interest:
https://6moons.com/industry_articles/arakas/

And the translated page from the German publication, Fairaudio:
https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fairaudio.de%2Ftest%2Farakas-akustikspiegel-schall-reflektor%2F

I hope the translated page takes, it not, you'll have to go to the link and do it yourself.

All the best,Nonoise

Speakers with controlled directivity will interact less with the room. Some I can think of are from Kii, Dutch & Dutch, Janszen. There are others that slip my mind now.

The Janszens I use, besides their other virtues, do not interact with the ceiling or sidewalls much, which is great in my room, smaller than ideal.

Bass boom is separate issue. I don't know what speaker designs can mitigate that, if any. I use large corner traps to address bass reverb time.

Bass boom is separate issue. I don't know what speaker designs can mitigate that, if any. I use large corner traps to address bass reverb time.

The best sound in a hotel room, by far, was the top end Vandersteens with built in bass EQ.