How far can room treatments solve boomy bass?

Martykl and Inpieces, is the DRC or Rives Audio PARC some sort of room analyzer, or itself an EQ? Sounds like the PARK stays in the system and equalizes out the room nodes?

How does analyzing the room and knowing what's wrong help? Guiding your choices in room treatments?

Ivan, is there such a thing as a high quality equalizer, either graphic or parametric? And where does it go in the system?

Ivan, I'll try the ports. Think a hand towel is good material?

Given how many people have room problems and throw thousands at the room and equipment, you would think somebody would make a "hifi acceptable" parametric EQ to just deal with these nodes. With 22 tubes and platinum knobs :-)....then nobody will diss it. Maybe the PARC is along these lines.

Thanks everyone!

Thanks everyone, I'm just reading and trying to learn. When I can afford my next step, it will be getting the equipment to analyze my room.

But Ivan, I am using a Creek CD43 MkII right now, with an optical (toss link?) out so I think I can accommodate the Ric's stuff, which would be my second next step. Can you provide contact info? I should talk with him. I'm really glad that through both analytics and room treatments there is some hope.

Martykl, where in the source-speaker chain does the PARC go, and how will it affect sound quality?

Thank you all so much, this takes things to the next level. Quality sound is worth the effort...

Jim

Inpieces and Martykl, thanks much, that helps clear it up. Onkyo makes (or did) some excellent tuners. I would imagine it sounds good.
Ivan, thanks, that's great news! If the sound can be better, all the better. I already get incredibly good sounding highs with the 8B and PV-5. Cymbals sound like wooshy brass. No ssshhhh. Or at least I think it sounds good.

Jim

Continued thanks to all, I am gaining considerable perspective relative to my completely naive state about this at the beginning of this thread.
Jim

Thanks, Inpieces. I will, though as it goes with my audio, it will likely be a gradual process. For now I am happy to be learning so much from the responses here.
jim

Scott,

Yeah, but then I'd have to do a bunch of housekeeping...guess I could do that :-)