Well, I have had the room for a year and have resisted any big changes or additions. Finally, I have got around to measuring the room response and have ordered some minimal room treatments from Echobusters, including two Echobusters absorptive panels for the first reflections from my Kharmas and a pair of Phase-4 bass absorption/diffusion towers. Also, we finally ordered a sofa to go in the back of the room, behind the Barcelona chairs. Once they arrive, I should post pictures.
I do want to add a TT, but perhaps a new SUV may be required instead.
Dmurfet: I hate to say this but my Lamm M1.1's kicked out serious heat and I could barely touch them. So make sure there is air flow around them. Download the Lamm Manual online and see what they recommend for space around the amp Plus the on/off switch is a toggle switch on the back that you have to get to. They do support DC trigger but it has a special connector that only the Lamm L1 preamp could turn on.
Awesome setup! Love the minimalist room and equipment layout. Seeing your M1.2's makes me miss my M1.1s already..
I totally understand your view on the Real Traps and I have a bunch of them. But I didn't want 3x as many ASC tubes either. Now that I have been using my Tact for room measurements and speaker placement I've been removing treatment except for the corner Real Trap Mondo traps as they allow for loud dynamic Techno, Trance, and Organ music without the room overloading. Since they offer diffusion wrapping them in an attractive cloth could help. The Tact won't work in your EMM Setup, the Rives Parc would if you needed to take out a serious bass hump.
The acoustic sweeps with the Tact has allowed me to position my speakers, sub and listening position to minimize room nodes/nulls for the bass frequency build-ups. Not that you want to have to lug your speakers around but this was probably even more important than the actual treatment. I am waiting for my large Sound Anchor Coasters (SLOW service from Sound Anchors) with hard felt on the bottom to reposition my speakers easily. Chris
