Alot of interesting discussion. When I hear "terrible room" I imagine alot of potential improvement with minimal effort, i.e. low-hanging fruit. Simple acoustic testing could pinpoint the most critical problems to address.
So is there universal agreement that given $x to spend, one should spend some of that on basic room treatment thereby getting better sound out of whatever speaker is chosen?
I use a room that might otherwise have been called "terrible". I did a lot of work to it, but the finishing touch acoustically was the ArtNovion wall treatment. I dislike the appearance of most wall treatment, but what got is seriously beautiful and highly effective on he specific acoustic problems my room had. Having lived through the room problem, the synergy between room acoustics and speakers should NEVER be ignored.
So is there universal agreement that given $x to spend, one should spend some of that on basic room treatment thereby getting better sound out of whatever speaker is chosen?
I use a room that might otherwise have been called "terrible". I did a lot of work to it, but the finishing touch acoustically was the ArtNovion wall treatment. I dislike the appearance of most wall treatment, but what got is seriously beautiful and highly effective on he specific acoustic problems my room had. Having lived through the room problem, the synergy between room acoustics and speakers should NEVER be ignored.