So, the room is now officially a "problem room." It's thwarted me in every effort to make it a better place for the Synthesis® gear.
My thought process is something like this:
1. Put the Synthesis® gear in the room in a temporary install, with
no more physical changes to the room so it can be returned to regular
use.
AND
2. Save up for a year or so and finish the unfinished basement area
and install the SynthesisR system permanently in there. I have a bid
for about $28,000 for the primary construction.
OR
3. Sell the Synthesis® system and recover some of my money, plus end my grief.
Chris Neumann talked me down from the ledge (as in, "Wait, don't jump! Things aren't that bad.") and agreed to work with me on a temporary install, which hopefully will go quickly. Even at that, it should be a night and day improvement over the beautiful Performance Series system that was in there.
There will be more as the saga continues.