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effect of speakers in the corner

I have limited space, no room to work with beyound my current setup....
I have 11 inches to the back wall, and 20 inches to side wall of the BE718s. I have a number of 2ft x 2ft x 2 inches sound panels, or I can go 4 inches thick. Would the placement of these sound panels, either on the side wall or back wall help with sound reproduction?
Thank you for any help... Don
keslerd
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rodman99999
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YES- You will be reinforcing your low freqs, with corner placement. These may help, if the effect is less than pleasing: (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dark-Charcoal-Acoustic-Foam-Base-Absorbers-Traps-8pk-/260929001000?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc0949628) A low cost, effective alternative to Auralex LENRDs.
rhljazz
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Take a look at my secondary system. The speakers are close to the corners of a 10x14 room. I have Michael Green Room Tunes panels behind the speakers. They work great.

Note, the speakers I use have controlled directivity of the tweeter. A speaker with wider dispersion may not function as well close to a side wall.
trebejo
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Digital equalization is the way to go.

If you use a Mac, install Audio Hijack Pro, get an SPL meter, play 1/3 decade tones and fiddle with the 31-band graphic equalizer.

Speakers in the corner are often seen as a curse, but with access to an equalizer that turns into quite the blessing. You lucky dog, you might even be able to get a pair of Klipschorns. :)
yahoochaz
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Trebejo beat me to the punch!! Horn loaded speakers always fare better with corner placement. Seems to benefit others too, but I'm not an expert. Cheers and Happy New Year to all.
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nonoise
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Rodman9999,

Thanks for the link. That seller has other types, shapes and sizes of foam that would work well for me without breaking the bank. An inexpensive way to test things out.
Again, thanks.
My neighbor below thanks you as well.

Nonoise
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