If you want lame advice DON'T do this!

@kota1 

Funny you should mention BestBuy as that's what one member said about your system when he PM'd me. That, and saying you're off your rocker. Tell me, are you getting some kind of commission from pushing your junk here on A'gon. Some kind of kickback? 

What I want to know is what self respecting audiophile would pack so much junk into their listening room like you've done, trying to fix all the problems you get from it with room treatment, when you could have simplified things and spent some of that hard earned cash on a real system, like the real audiophiles you criticize here?

Why anyone would want to build an audio tomb like yours where great sound goes to die is beyond me. Stop with the Adderall and go into detox. By the way, the last time I used a receiver was back in the late '70s. I've moved on to much better options since then.

All the best,
Nonoise

@kota1 

I think this is coming it a bit high.

Sometimes, a flat-line measurement isn't what's best, and I personally don't think someone needs to measure their room to get the best sound. The best measurable response? Possibly. But certainly not the best sound. Different people like different sound types, whether that be a rolled off top end, or a heavy mid response, etc...

Honestly, I'd prefer to tune my room by ear and experimentation. I don't need a graph to know if it sounds good. Actually, I'd prefer NOT to use a program to "figure it out".

Might want to lighten up a bit.

A flat in room frequency response at the listening position is NOT what you want.  You want a smooth frequency response with a rolled off treble.  Exactly how much roll off and the break frequency is up to personal preference.  Equally as important are time decay issues.

@kota1 

Thank you for your response regarding receivers. I was thrown off when you mentioned that word because I don't use an AV receiver, and I thought that you might have meant something else.

Moving on, in the thread that you referenced, I was not asking for advice, I was asking for the opinions of other members, and what their experiences were. We all have our own ways of measuring, and I do it with experimentation and with my ears.

I see that you have a lot of threads and posts for someone who has been a member for such a short time. I don't know if it's your intention to stay here for a long time and build relationships with other members but if that is your plan, I would suggest a change of attitude..

@roxy54 

We all have our own ways of measuring, and I do it with experimentation and with my ears.

That's the final step in calibrating your room. If it doesn't please your ears no point right?

In recording studios they have standards, rooms are calibrated. Professional installers use standards that are known to reproduce what the engineer heard in the studio. It saves time and money.

This gets me back to my OP, how can someone advise me on a system change when they don't know how my current setup interacts with my room? Changes cost money and I am all for using your ears and experimentation AFTER the room is calibrated.