Edge, You have an awesome room. I am sure many Audiogon members are jealous after reading about your 25'x23' room, I know I am. Actually I have a pretty good size room too and it is nice because big rooms offer a big sound.
You may have opened a huge can of worms by putting that blanket over your television. Now you will be doomed to a life of forever trying to improve the sound of your stereo system.
A good rule of thumb on walls is "live end, dead end" meaning if the wall behind the speakers is dead then the wall behind you should be live and visa versa. With Maggies you really don't have to worry about the side walls although you may want to try an area rug on the hardwood floor, but be careful not to make your room too dead or you will never have enough power for your Maggies.
I like to walk around the room clapping my hands and listening for the reverberant decay of the various parts of the room. If you try this you will find that some areas of the room will be very lively and some very dead. Try to balance this out to make the acoustic of the room even out. You can balance your room with furniture, opening or closing window treatments and with commercial room acoustic products. I use Tube Traps from a company called Acoustic Science Corporation. Tube Traps are the best, but they are not cheap.
You may have opened a huge can of worms by putting that blanket over your television. Now you will be doomed to a life of forever trying to improve the sound of your stereo system.
A good rule of thumb on walls is "live end, dead end" meaning if the wall behind the speakers is dead then the wall behind you should be live and visa versa. With Maggies you really don't have to worry about the side walls although you may want to try an area rug on the hardwood floor, but be careful not to make your room too dead or you will never have enough power for your Maggies.
I like to walk around the room clapping my hands and listening for the reverberant decay of the various parts of the room. If you try this you will find that some areas of the room will be very lively and some very dead. Try to balance this out to make the acoustic of the room even out. You can balance your room with furniture, opening or closing window treatments and with commercial room acoustic products. I use Tube Traps from a company called Acoustic Science Corporation. Tube Traps are the best, but they are not cheap.