How far can room treatments solve boomy bass?

Martykl and Inpieces, is the DRC or Rives Audio PARC some sort of room analyzer, or itself an EQ? Sounds like the PARK stays in the system and equalizes out the room nodes?

How does analyzing the room and knowing what's wrong help? Guiding your choices in room treatments?

Ivan, is there such a thing as a high quality equalizer, either graphic or parametric? And where does it go in the system?

Ivan, I'll try the ports. Think a hand towel is good material?

Given how many people have room problems and throw thousands at the room and equipment, you would think somebody would make a "hifi acceptable" parametric EQ to just deal with these nodes. With 22 tubes and platinum knobs :-)....then nobody will diss it. Maybe the PARC is along these lines.

Thanks everyone!

You can't fix acoustic problems with EQ. You're using the wrong tool. Fix the acoustics, and THEN see where you stand.

My understanding is that the PARC is an analog variation of room EQ. Audysey, ARC et al work in the digital domain. I'm not sure whether PARC includes an RTA function (room analyzer), but if it doesn't you'll probably use a stand-alone RTA for set-up.

As to Ja2's contention that you can't fix acoustic problems with EQ, I'd respectfully disagree. Respectfully, but emphatically. Modern parametric EQ is an amazing thing and - to my ear - makes a bigger improvement in overall sound than just about any other change you'd make in a system. To test this claim, find any AVR with Audyssey and do a "before/after".

As always, however, YMMV.

Marty

Martykl, It is not only issue of loudness but also extended decay time. I also feel that additional pieces of electronics in the signal path don't improve clarity.

I agree with Ja2austintx assessment: fix the room, then decide.

For those problems that are caused by uneven modal distrubtion . . . why not fix them where they live, which is in the acoustics? Trying to EQ out the lumpiness is just fighting the symptom, not the cause.