Thanks for the nice comments.  I've used quite a bit of treatment throughout the years and the results have varied....

I presently use the corner treatment as you've mentioned, I also use Vicoustic ceiling diffusors near the couch I sit on - there is a bulk head above me and that seemed to have helped a bit - I say a bit because I don't really like diffusors as a principle.  On the left side wall I use Primacoustic panels...they don't look so hot so I'm thinking down the road I'll pickup some Vicoustic panels for that wall.  

I'm ok with a room becoming part of the system if it's done very modestly.  Unfortunately I have some problem areas in my room that simply can't go un-addressed.  I would say the room on the balance is good.  I guess part of me agrees with the late Art Dudley that a room is a room and it's part of the system.   

Thanks for the link of the BDI stand.  The BDI stand isn't so great when it comes to audio (the IKEA butchers block with a mixture of cork and blutak helped).  I just like the look of the BDI stand so I decided one day - that's what I'm going to buy.  I actually disable the VU meters on the amplifier because it's just another circuit that is running that isn't helping with the music.  I do, sometimes, turn them on and watch them ramp up and down like windshield wipers on a rainy day.