A lot of people miss the environmental factor. It's the biggest one. The various room modes will have the most impact on your listening experience. No a

A lot of people miss the environmental factor. It's the biggest one. The various room modes will have the most impact on your listening experience. No amount of equalization or other DSP hackery can defeat the laws of physics. Objectively, this is true beyond doubt and can be easily measured! Subjectively I think it's perhaps a little more complicated since our brains already do a lot of "room correction." When we completely remove the room from the equation via absorbers etc. we essentially create a headphones-like experience which feels a little artificial to many people. It's like the music is happening inside my head instead of on a stage in front of me. So, I typically don't really worry about room treatment, other than rugs and bookcases and furnishings. This is personal taste and I won't say you're wrong if you do otherwise! Incidentally it's worth noting the living room of Floyd Toole who wrote "the" book on a lot of this stuff. https://www.thescreeningroomav.com/single-post/2019/03/06/the-ultimate-real-world-home-theater-and-listening-room https://www.thescreeningroomav.com/single-post/2019/03/06/th...