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Single most effective electronic room treatment?

I have a listening room bordering between small and medium size, measuring 16'x 13'x 7'2" high.

Construction is 18th century timber frame, plaster over lath, with crown moldings and square corner beams exposed. One wall is paneled (with two paneled doors) flanking a recessed brick fireplace and tile hearth. Two walls are exterior, each with one window which is covered with a lightweight, translucent scrim curtain. Rug and 1/2" padding cover 90% of the floor. There are a couple of bureaus, a large palm plant and a U- shaped melamine work table, necessitated by combining office and listening room.

Until recently components have been in a Michael Green-type clamp rack made of 2 1/8" laminated MDF which I will reconfigure as an isolation stand for my TT.

The arrival of a top loading CD player will render the clamp rack redundant.

I've experimented a bit with physical first reflection treatments on the walls and ceiling.

What *electronic* device have you found --and kept in your own listening roon-- that would make the greatest difference in the room's *MUSICALITY*?

Is placement an issue? What has your experience been?

I'm considering Acoustic Revive options, particularly the RR-77 (anyone have one for sale?) and its siblings, but am open to the experience pool of the GoN.

Thank you
cdk84

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samujohn
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The Tact has the capability to control room reflections and "flatten" response. The down side is that one must be patient and learn how to modify the "curves" to best advantage. Most of the unhappy users I have read about want to plug and play. They get little benefit. Another objection centers on the necessity of AD/DA conversion. With CD this not an issue.
Tact 2.0 is for sale on their site for $1500. I have owned one and also a 2.0S. Friends have other models which range upward in price and capabilities. I also have a Behringer Ultracurve, which while fun, is not in the same class.
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samujohn
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I don't usually do a follow up posting, but Egoss, like most folks, does not appear to understand active digital room correction. I admit, it requires a little thought, and there are other room corrections options besides the one I suggest, but active equalization for this purpose has nothing to do with tone controls, or the quality of the "other" equipment used or the modification of the "original" signal. It is more analogous to using an RIAA correction curve when playing a phonograph record. The exact point is to reproduce the recording as intended.
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