The PSI AVAA Question Nobody Else Is Asking

TL;DR: Stop judging acoustic treatment by that first impressive listen. Pay attention to the invisible stuff that shows up weeks later: fewer headphone checks, less second-guessing on the low end, fewer reference tracks mid-session, and sharper decisions made upstream before cleanup is even on the table. First impressions of acoustic treatment aren't wrong. When you finally put in the work to properly treat your room, reflections, resonances, the whole thing, the immediate difference is huge. Cl