Bookshelf vs diffuser panel. Who wins?

Jumia likes to read scientific America which is an amazing magazine. If you wanna understand the horrors of climate change and fascinating quantum physics issues and cosmic stuff along with lots of other good stuff this is the magazine to read.  Don't read a lot of books. Also read the drudge report which is an exceptional diversity of stuff.

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Personally I can't stand bookshelves in rooms. You have to fill them with books or assorted pictures and objects so they will hopefully interest visitors. U are Stuck with them.

Much prefer the blank canvas of a wall that you can decorate much more creatively.

What an excellent point.
Maybe it sounds better to say ‘which one wins?

Or simply ‘which wins’. Yeah maybe that one’s better.

I wonder if most people with bookcases display a dictionary? It’s sad but I only have a paperback dictionary and that’s hardly of substance since it’s kind of small. But I do have a hard bound thesaurus which is impressive. I have used it before too.

How about a few big towel racks on the wall. 
 

mr fleschler, awesome info about your book collection.  My mother had lots of books and she gave them away to the library.  To my horror she gave away lots of signed books.  I'm sure many were first edition really nice.

It seems in the 30s and 40s lots of authors signed many of their books I guess.  I have four books signed by Carl Sandburg.  He liked Lincoln a lot. 
 

Horrifying experience to treat your room. Maybe it's OK now

Has anyone seen cylindrical diffusers that come on a stand that can be mounted in the corner. Seems a diffuser from all angles might be a cool idea.

Maybe with all these stock piles of books people seem to have someone could package them up ever so carefully sized and then arranged scientifically to address all the frequencies just like a real diffuser. The small books, the median books and oversized books can be packaged up sequenced so they can be easily mounted on the bookshelf.

There this solves everybody’s problems allowing for modifications to suit the needs of all those people pretending they can hear differences. We know it’s really positive reinforcement at work. Oh I hear a difference, guess that means it’s gonna be better now. Huge plus if you get some books that you may want to read.

I have a 12 x 16 room with 7 1/2 foot ceilings. Yeah I know the cylinder you speak about, but I was looking for a diffuser cylinder all the way around.

Diffuser are a pain in the ass to buy with all the various designs and not seeing the one I really want unless I have to spend two to $3000. Let's face it lots of them look pretty crappy.

Frankly I’m concerned if I put diffusers in my room it may enhance the clarity of the music moreso. So I’m not sure if diffusers would be a good thing. Although it would be nice to dull the higher end frequencies at times which can be harsh depending upon the recording.