Vandersteen 7 and room treatment

Thank you holmz. Albuquerque. Dealer is in Colorado Springs. Spoke with him a couple of years ago when I was considering Quatro’s. Seemed like a really good guy but then life happened and a few months later, COVID. 
The vandortones disc and sound level meter will be included with the speakers as well as more explicit directions from the seller who is very experienced with room and speaker set up in general and the Vandersteen’s in particular. So I will begin with placement and then the 11 pots. I’m tempted to clear the room of all the treatment and see what kind of sound I can get just by tuning the speakers. I’ve seen YouTubes of Vandersteen at shows both with and without room treatment. I have heard the Quatro’s and 5’s sound sublime in different rooms, none treated. I currently have a mobility limitation which means 14 trips up and down the steps by someone else. The same someone else’s I will count on to lug the 7’s downstairs.  I’m hoping there are current or past Vandersteen owners who have added or subtracted room treatment and will share their insights. 

Thank you for the wonderful advice. Sorry I disappeared for a bit. Pulling major grandpa duty. My son and I will be driving up through Tierra Amarilla to retrieve the speakers next week. Beautiful drive through to mountain passes. I will be heading over to the vandersteen forum in the meantime

Now you guys have done it. Almost all are guilty. I see you on the Vandersteen forum, encouraging me to take a peek and I’m up til 3:30 am. I love the passion, humor, and style many of you share. The critical observations and advice have deepened my anticipation. It’s fun being an old man this excited about something other than my grandkids.I first heard Vandersteen model 2’s fresh out of the box in 1977. Couldn’t afford them at $900 on a social worker’s salary. Finally purchased a used  pair of 2 CE‘s in 2000. Owned them for many years before acquiring the Chapmans, who know they are probably going to be replaced and are sounding spectacular with some recent system and placement changes. The months-long factory renovation in 2021 had already elevated their performance and my pleasure to unprecedented heights. 
I believe I’m going to remove all 14 traps and panels and engage in a long process of multi-factor trials, beginning by the book. I better pick up some furniture slides. No idea what I’ll do if I end up with a bunch of no longer needed panels.  I know I’m not going to be able to just plunk the 7’s down and sit and listen for the rest of my life. A luxury dilemma 

So what did I do? Nothing. The Supratek Cortese LCR arrived. It made the Chapmans sound so spectacular that the Vandersteen’s are still sitting on their pallets upstairs for the second week. Maybe later this week.