Actually, 5 of 3 ain't all that bad....
Always seem to immersed in reflections ..
refers to 'sound from within'; my expectations, however misplaced, likely unfilled...
refractions, and watching the waves... Life in a 'real world' space, the side walls and back wall are everything but 'predictable' or simple....
Consider a complicated maze....'hollow out' the middle...
That's my listening space.
You'd toss hands, and take up knitting.....
The balance of the post is what I've within that, and why I choose to 'ignore the room' per Linkwitz.
I have to.
I don't believe I've Ever been fortunate to 'set-up' in a space that any rational 'phile would accept as 'having potential'...
Therefore....
If I can't 'be within a nominal space', I don't get the option to be 'normal'.
Therefore:
It shows up in my regards and responses to what to some may seem 'typ'....but ain't at all....
Hope that illuminates, @shtinkydog ....but I doubt it.