No "Room Correction" Topic option. Why?

in 2004 i wrote an article on Positive Feedback online about building my room. it does address some of your concerns.

http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue16/lavigneroom.htm

i’m actually embarrassed to read some of what i wrote then, now 16 years later. i did not know then what i did not know. i have changed many things about my room since then, you can see it here.

https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/615

and the 3400+ posts attached to that room description does document many of my changes over the years. it was not a linear experience. but i enjoyed every minute of it, and still spend 30+ hours a week in my room. so my ROI is spectacular!!!

know that building a room and then getting the maximum performance from it is more about you and learning than about gear or nails, sheet rock and power grids.

best wishes with your room building process.

Mike-Looking thru your component list, can you tell me if
the room correction equipment was a truly worthwhile
move?

@Chorus
when you use the term ’room correction equipment’ it’s unclear your intent. i view that term as some sort of DSP (digital signal processing) that adjusts your music to fit into the room acoustics. i don’t use that approach.

my room is about being designed to be acoustically friendly with it’s shape, surfaces and method of construction. so no messing with the signal path. i keep my signal path all analog. i do have analog adjustments for my bass towers to optimize bass performance in room.

to answer your question; yes for sure, i do think my efforts to optimize the music performance in my room by making the acoustical changes was worth while. part of those efforts is the balance between the carpet section for the floor, and the hardwood under the speaker end. i also filled in my windows with inserts. and these things are only briefly touching the surface of all the things i’ve done over my 16 years in the room.

all that said; i think the most important tool to find musical harmony in any room is a musical reference in your head that you are striving for. or; delegate that role to someone you trust. it’s all about the room meeting your expectations.

and......if you are not clear what you want.......drum roll please......then you have no business trying to build a dedicated room. how could you even know where you are going? find reproduced music that is doing what you want. get a solid memory of that, and then find that same type sound in your room. that is the proper way to judge results. listening. you might need to revisit that reference sound a couple of times to recalibrate your ears as time goes by as you are working toward that goal. everyone is different as to how easily they can retain their aural memory.

and be prepared for the fact that as you evolve in your hifi hobby time and listen more your tastes and expectations will likely change, and what you expect from your room will evolve with you. and you will be able to make adjustments as you go along.

measurements are useful for problem solving, but proof of concept is what you hear.