Vandersteens on active speakers and room correction

I owned TReo's and now own Quatro's. I needed the bass EQ in my room.  It's a loft with a 48" high back wall to an open 20' high LR ceiling. Bass is really difficult and the Quatro's nailed it.  I've had some very expensive high end speakers in the room over the years and nothing sounds as good or coherent in my space as the Steen line.  

I never liked them years ago and I think it's because the rake wasn't set up properly in the stores.  I used my ears and not my prejudice's when choosing my speakers as well as the associated electronics.  Heck, I never loved AQ wire/cords/cable years ago either and now I have yet to hear anything close to what Garth is coming to market with.  

Richard is one of ht most opinionated designers around, but for those of us who don't worry about the name on the product, it's easy to understand WHY he feels the way he does.  His choice of caps is as good as anyone in the business.  Same with inductors.  He never puts out MK 2,3 or more unless it's a HUGE change.  He constantly changes caps etc... when he finds better and his gear just keeps pushing it's envelope.  Most companies just decide to throw a new mk whatever on the product and force folks to sell and buy new if they want the 'latest and greatest' as most audiophiles do.  

The great thing about an active speaker or even semi active is they are a perfect match.  That can't be overstated when done properly.  I'm getting the new Vandersteen M5 amps to mate with my Quatro's to make mine a true active speaker if you would.  I've heard them a few times and fell in love.  They sound better than the 30k Audio Research mono's to my ears.  

I always have asked designers which amps and sources they used to voice their products. I also ask for the internal wire adn cables they use.

erik, you can't argue with the ease, but my personal thoughts have never been positive and I think I've heard some of the more popular implementation's in the US market.  Again, it's all about ease vs performance.  

It took us about 2 hours for Johnny Rutan to tune the bass on my Quatro's.  It was straightforward, but you needed two people to do it properly unless you use a stand to hold your meter.  Easy?  Not nearly as so as hitting a button and moving a microphone around the room, but you don't hear it.  I have yet to hear a digital correction that didn't degrade the sound a bit.  Roon degrades the sound too, but it's a breeze to use and fun.  I don't use it as I guess I still care about sound quality most.  

When I want ease of use and fun, I turn to my custom in ear monitors and DAP.  I can play all day long and have a blast as I don't care as much.  JMHO and not for everyone.  Fully understand the 'ease' of use market and I'm sure I'll be there some day also.