LOOKING TO IMPROVE THE ACOUSTICS OF MY LISTENING ROOM

I should have added that one of the negative aspects of the MiniDSP in my setup is that I no longer play any of my DSD files because Dirac only processes PCM.  But the incredible improvement in sound I obtain with Dirac far surpasses any theoretical advantages that DSD brings to the music.

What would really help is to know what exactly are you experiencing sound wise in your room with your system. I have corner bass traps at my ceiling corners and (2) GIK Absorption Panels on the wall behind my listening sofa. I also made sure to have some absorption material behind my system to absorb rear reflections due to the size and shape of my room. Carpet on the Floor, Thick Drapes and almost nothing that has a reflective surface to it as well. I had to correct a 50hz Bump that was sending havoc in my SQ all the way up to 100hz…Finally ended up replacing my Maggi’s to CUSTOM Built Soundfield Audio MMW-1’s that incorporate DSD and was able to tune the speakers to my acoustically treated room. At this point and not to sound prejudiced, but I and numerous audiophiles who’ve come to check out my system at a recent audiophile society listening session event hosted at my home felt it was one one the best sounding set ups they’ve heard and could not believe what I was able to accomplish sound wise in my room. Note: I went through 11 pairs of speakers prior in my room over the past 5 years driving myself, my wife and the many manufacturers crazy with returns… Finally I’m happy, It’s a journey.

This is why I ask, COULD IT BE SYSTEM SYNERGY ?  You can over do it with room treatments, best to start slow but if you don’t know what YOU need FOR YOUR EARS to correct then you really have no starting point. You may need Defusers, You May Need Absorbers, You May Need Bass Traps… Without knowing what you’re looking to achieve and just reading over and over “Acoustic Treatment” in numerous posts you could be sending yourself into a whole other rabbit hole in addition to the one you started with your Equipment. LOL 

If you send room pictures to GIK Acoustics, they can make suggestions. 

@kjl1065 

This is a very wise step wanting to consult a professional. Most people here want to do it themselves. I hired an acoustician to design my room and I built it while my speakers were being built. I knew I didn’t have the knowledge to try it myself and wanted to get it right the first time. I strongly recommend a consultation with Jeff at hdacoustics. He is very good and I am extremely happy with my room. You want to control your room not let it control you. You won’t spend years guessing what goes where. Good luck!

I was in your situation and what I did was use GIK’s online resources and they had a sound engineer working with me. It’s basically free and relevant consulting.

On their website, you request a free recommendations/estimation and you submit drawings with measurements and photos.

Naturally, the more detailed your drawing(s), and the more photos you can provide the better and more accurate their recommendations can be.

I think this will give you a very good, if not final so at least a solid first, idea about what type of treatments, absorbers/bass traps versus diffusers, for example would be useful for you.

like many things, I think it’s the 80/20 rule – you can get quite far this way and then you need to spend a whole lot more time, money and effort to get further but the nice thing is that you can decide on that later, after you’ve taken this first step

Good luck.