[Antman27]

I may have jumped the gun & picked up a AV123 Onix R-DES Rocket Digital Equalization System yesterday but I may try sell it I do need the $$ for some thing else BUT what are your thoughts would the monew spent on the AV123 Onix R-DES Rocket Digital Equalization System be better spent on bass traps ?
What would get me better results ?
Thanks

[warnerwh]

I'd get the bass traps first. Then I'd get the Behringer DEQ 2496 for 250.00 off of Ebay.  You need the bass traps to get rid of Modal ringing. They'll also help tame some of the reflections in your room. Get as big and thick of bass traps as you can and at least one for each corner.

[mgalusha]

Go for the bass traps and other room treatments. The better you can make the room the less EQ you need. I have some of the GIK Acoustics tri-traps corner traps and they work very well in my room.

[Ethan Winer]

would the monew spent on the AV123 Onix R-DES Rocket Digital Equalization System be better spent on bass traps ? What would get me better results ?

Bass traps work much better than EQ. Below is a relevant section from my Acoustics FAQ that explains the limitations of EQ.

--Ethan

Another common misconception is that equalization can be used to counter the effects of acoustic problems. But since every location in the room responds differently, no single EQ curve can give a flat response everywhere. Over a physical span of just a few inches the frequency response can vary significantly. Even if you aim to correct the response only where you sit, there's a bigger problem: It's impossible to counter very large cancellations. If acoustic interference causes a 25 dB dip at 60 Hz, adding that much boost with an equalizer to compensate will reduce the available volume (headroom) by the same amount. Such an extreme boost will increase low frequency distortion in the loudspeakers too. And at other room locations where 60 Hz is already too loud, applying EQ boost will make the problem much worse. Even if EQ could successfully raise a null, the large high-Q boost needed will create electrical ringing at that frequency. Likewise, EQ cut to reduce a peak will not reduce the peak's acoustic ringing. EQ cannot always help at higher frequencies either. If a room has ringing tones that continue after the sound source stops, EQ might make the ringing a little softer but it will still be present. However, equalization can help a little to tame low frequency peaks (only) caused by natural room resonance, as opposed to peaks and nulls due to acoustic interference, if used in moderation.