One more thing. Bad sound at a show due to room is such a cop out. Why do some rooms sound great and some sound awafull. .
Its the gear. Plain and simple. Mostly due to lack of synergy and bad choices of associated gear.
Stop blaming the room. 90% of people have no better a room to work with at home.
Bad sound = bad set up and bad gear.
Like I said if every room sounded bad then I would agree.
Things like booking the room one day in adavnce so you can make the best of the situation.
Nothing like walking in a room 10 minutes after the show starts and its not ready yet.