Don't take it the wrong way but if you can afford a pair of Isis, I suggest you can and should scrap your current treatment even if it means a bit of drywall reno after that...not that DAAD, tube traps or else may be all that different but somewhere in your mind, you would not want to live with the doubt that you are eventually missing something because your room was not specifically treated for the Isis.
Re-starting with Room Treatments?
Do I need to remove all my room treatments because I am purchasing a new pair of speakers?
Some years ago, I had a listening room designed by an acoustician, and room treatments were installed. Among them were RPG abfusors at the first and second reflection points on the side walls. Each of the RPGs is 6' x2'. The room was designed with planar speakers in mind.
I have since offloaded the planars, and am about to have Avalon Isis speakers installed, by the dealer. The dealer suggests removing all the room treatments before installation--the problem is that the RPGs are glued and screwed to the walls and will be difficult, although not impossible, to remove. I realize that Avalons are most often paired with tube traps or DAAD devices, but I wonder if I would be better served by removing the RPGs and starting fresh, or should I just work around them when setting up the new speakers?
Some years ago, I had a listening room designed by an acoustician, and room treatments were installed. Among them were RPG abfusors at the first and second reflection points on the side walls. Each of the RPGs is 6' x2'. The room was designed with planar speakers in mind.
I have since offloaded the planars, and am about to have Avalon Isis speakers installed, by the dealer. The dealer suggests removing all the room treatments before installation--the problem is that the RPGs are glued and screwed to the walls and will be difficult, although not impossible, to remove. I realize that Avalons are most often paired with tube traps or DAAD devices, but I wonder if I would be better served by removing the RPGs and starting fresh, or should I just work around them when setting up the new speakers?
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