After spending 12 years owning and operating a major recording studio, I know the importance of room treatment. The fact is, and has always been, your speakers will only sound as good as the room in which they are located. When considering most speaker specifications were calculated from a nearly perfect environment, to not treat the room the speakers would eventually be placed in will result in far less than perfect results.

In the past, treating a room consisted of putting up a lot of fiberglass to deaden the room. The results were fair at best. In the home theater of today, Dobly Digital, DTS, and 5.1 music mixes require a livelier, more dynamic room to properly recreate their sound stages. In fact, overdeadening the room will result in a much less enveloping sound field. Envelopment is what home theater is all about. In addition, using too much fiberglass will prevent the room from meeting THX® home theater specifications.

Dr. Peter D’Antonio, founder of RPG® Diffusor Systems, Inc., has developed some great home theater room treatment products that are based on diffusing the sound rather than absorbing it. Having used these treatments first hand, I can say the result is outstanding! The imaging from the speakers has been greatly improved. First reflection problems have been totally eliminated, and there is a great sense of “air” surrounding the speakers that was never there before. RTA (Real Time Analysis) of the room proved it to be nearly flat across the frequency range after RPG® products were installed! It’s not surprising that these people definitely know their stuff, considering their impressive list of clients in the pro field!

I am, and continue to be, very impressed with Pamela Marchesano, RPG®’s Home Theater Specialist. She has worked hard to answer any questions, and provided detailed assistance whenever necessary. She really loves this stuff, another rare quality not found in most businesses in this industry. Dr. D’Antonio is right when he states, “Listen to the Music, Not the Room!” Thanks to RPG® for bringing your knowledge and professional expertise to the new and exciting world of home theater!

Ted Michael Curtis
President
TMC Home Theater Systems