You're going to have a hard time taming the room without putting up 'modern art' to deal with the issues.
The first question I have though, is have you worked with speaker placement? I'm not saying this will get rid of all your issues, but it's the cheapest fix, so start there... are your speakers in their present location because of convenience or sonics?
If you can solve the room problems with traps, and tiles, or whatever you choose, will it sound better than it does now with the equalizer in place? If you are after the best sound, and an equalizer provides it, why keep looking?
I understand that you don't like the idea of having another link in the chain, but when you are pleased with the results, why kick against the goads?
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The first question I have though, is have you worked with speaker placement? I'm not saying this will get rid of all your issues, but it's the cheapest fix, so start there... are your speakers in their present location because of convenience or sonics?
If you can solve the room problems with traps, and tiles, or whatever you choose, will it sound better than it does now with the equalizer in place? If you are after the best sound, and an equalizer provides it, why keep looking?
I understand that you don't like the idea of having another link in the chain, but when you are pleased with the results, why kick against the goads?
O
o
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