Respected researchers disagree on optimal room ratios, undermining confidence in the concept.

Evidence

The fact that highly respected researchers seem to have all arrived at different optimal ratios does not inspire confidence. The simple explanation is that there are problems with the basic assumptions underlying determinations of “optimum” room dimensions for domestic listening rooms or control rooms. — Toole, Floyd E, Sound reproduction- the acoustics and…, 1546

Categorization

• QUESTION: What exactly are the differing optimal ratios each researcher arrived at? Worth chasing the Bolt, Louden, etc. numbers.