Need affordable room treatment ideas

[Gopher]

On of my listening rooms is seriously limiting two of my speaker setups. Please give me room treatment ideas.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr...122028511&view

and

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr...122031281&view

Fire away!

Note: I can't do anything ugly. Both speaker rigs must remain in the same room. And the cheaper the better.

 

[eyeteeth]

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[Dusty Chalk]

What's wrong with your listening situation? It should be sweet, due to the lack of parallel walls.

The first thing I would suggest would be to get some curtains for that window behind your head -- secondary reflections producing comb filtering. Or perhaps a decorative rug-type wall hanging. You know, like Elvis on blue velvet.

 

[Oliver :)]

Hm, what do you feel to be the problem? "Limiting" is a bit vague. What I instantly noticed is
a) when your listening position is on the sofa, you're sitting in a box
b) the dampening background for the speakers is asymmetric. On the right you have a wide open, hollow space. On the left you have the shelve, more carpet, and the other piece of sofa.

If I were you I'd try the furniture shuffle.

Possibility a:
Move the desk away and set up the rig by the big window. This is what I would do.
Possibility b:
Might sound boxy as well, but you could try and just switch the rig with the sofa.

or:

Possibility c:
Put some rug/carpet over the stairway hand rail (english??) by the right speaker.

 

[jefemeister]

first, I would take those potted plants off your speakers...

 

[Oliver :)]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefemeister first, I would take those potted plants off your speakers...

I was afraid to mention it