Absorption or diffusion????


Hi all, I've been adding some acoustical treatment to my room the last couple of weeks. I am waiting for some of the Auralex Tfusors and Metrofusors which are on order from my local Sam Ash. I have implemented pieces of their Studiofoam 2" pyramids, wedgies and Lenrd Bass traps for absorption. I am thinking of applying some of these on a piece of cardboard and mounting it to the screen of my 50" RPTV via Velcro strips when listening to music. Which should I use over the TV, absorption or diffusion? The TV sits in between my main speakers.
Thanks
Greg
gsselling

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Gsselling first thing I would do is to direct couple your TV to the surface it now rests on. I try to do this in most custom installs that I do.You need to do this as a base line before you try any other experiment . You have a giant resonator in your room that is out of control, no predictability as to what frequency it will store..how much and when.. it will be released only to mix with the mains. Direct coupling your tv will net two benefits. The picture will be better I have seen this benefit.The picture becomes sharper and color rendition is more accurate. Properly coupled to the support surface will allow the stored resonance generated by the projection set a place to dissapate to. Trying to isolate the tv from the room with rubber or foam will only make the problem worse..slowing down the release of stored energy. After the set is properly coupled then I would construct a panel framed with 1 by 2's lightly filled with long hair carded wool and covered with grill cloth. This panel could be made to be placed and then easily removed from in front of the tv. The wool is more linear and less likely to cause an AAAHHH sound or suckout of the midrange that man made fibers or foam do.Tom