i recently reconfigured the placement of 6 2 x 2 foot absorption panels and kept the 4 upper corner room tune pillows in place with some remarkeable results. i have plenty of diffusion with books and shelves. i took the first reflection panels and put them on the wall behind my speakers and they are going to stay there. the room just opened up. with no panels in my room it is too boomy to even attempt listening. maybe some experimentation would help in your room. good luck.
Apartment Room Acoustics Help
Just moved into a new apartment and trying to setup the system. Some upfront info: Ceilings are 10', speakers are setup 3 feet out from 18' back wall which is floor to ceiling glass, and both speakers are 7 feet or so from side walls (one is all glass again and other is drywall. Side walls are 18 feet long or so and I have setup the sofa about 6-7 feet from the speakers to try and keep a near field listening position. The back wall is the kitchen which is about 10 feet behind the sofa. As you can see I have tried to keep the boundaries away from both the speakers and myself to try to minimize the relections -which as you can imagine with all these hard surfaces is brutal. The floors are hardwood with an area carpet between me and the speakers. There is minimal furniture, however, so the room is quite reverberant and has a lot of "bark" for lack of a better word. Mids are too dominant and muddy while highs surprisingly are a bit too muted and I miss the sweetness I know these speakers can provide (B&W 805s). Any suggestions from the crowd?