If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments?

How does the OP go from a statement like this…

Somehow I think if you have a good system in a furnished room somehow you have to validate yourself as a true audio connoisseur by putting stylish acoustical panels throughout the room. Somehow not having them makes a room seem unfinished even though it may sound perfectly fine. I think people are hooked on getting acoustical panels in their furnished rooms and may just live with them after they get them because removing them is something they probably just wouldn’t do. A diffuser panel of 3 x 5 in a furnished room room hardly does much of anything, but it can look really really cool. I would have one but I’ve never found anything that I’ve really want to put up on the wall.  I think everyone’s been conditioned to assume they should pursue acoustical panels even though many can never really discern a difference in a room that’s furnished. . Walking into a room with a nice audio system without acoustical panels and someone will say oh you need acoustical treatment.

to a statement like this in 14 hours with only two cynical posts in between???
 

So I guess treating a room with acoustical panels Will provide a benefit. This is news. So many great enthusiastic people have led me to rethink my position. I thank everyone for helping me overcome my fear of adopting a more liberal view about acoustical treatments.
 

These extreme opposing viewpoints over such a short period of time are concerning and almost schizophrenic like.  I’m off this nutty merry go round, and participate further at your own risk.  Peace out.

I'm old school and will never care for the room treatment.  Will there be an improvement? I don't know  My ears are my ears, and if it sounds good I'm happy.  I have a Luxman 590AXII with Silverline Sonata II, I use the Emotiva HC1 monoblocks to switch up here and there to compare, I can say difference of $8,000 is barely notice.

Seriously you are complaining about leaf blowers? Then you attempt to add credence by discussing bird numbers. Perhaps you can get a grant. Please no more!

@audition__audio 

 do you not recognize that use of a leaf blower which can be easily heard within someone's home is terribly disruptive to listening.

Thankfully no one uses them at night. People have no idea how awful it is to listen to these things all the time and yet they use their leaf blowers to pristinely clear away grass blades from their driveways because they're too lazy to use a broom.

It's a huge problem that's driving away birds and increasing pollen count. 

My family talks about putting me away all the time. But I won't go. 

These extreme opposing viewpoints over such a short period of time are concerning and almost schizophrenic like.

+1!