Ive tried using a GEQ to compensate for a rom - it just does not work. The main problem is the exact EQ correction you need varies with program material, levels and your exact position (down to a cms or so) in the room due to harmonics triggering resonances, standing waves etc. And of course the perceived effect is often level dependent.
Taking your bandaid analogy - I think its more like stick the band-aid on the blood before cleaning up the find out where the main wound is...
The 824s are less prone to agrivating room issues than alot of similar sized monitor IMHO, but still - any monitor of that size needs a good environment. 6" units seem to be alot more home-studio friendly.
Bizarre random thought - you think it says something about us lot that we *choose* to spend lot of time in a padded (accostically damped) cell?
