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Feedback on Costco & Amazon sound absorption panels from folks who have purchased them.

Greetings.  My wife & I have purchased a new home (to us) and I am extremely fortunate enough to be getting a 19 X 21 foot room for my stereo.  The home is getting all new vinyl plank flooring throughout.  This rooms floor will have a nice large area rug of some sort to help with sound control.  My wife has been searching around for wall treatments and found the Artika panels at Costco and a plethora of choices on Amazon.   Looking for input on users and if you are happy with your choices.  I need to keep it aesthetically pleasing so no chunks of foam glued to the wall.  System is: Krell FPB300cx amp, KCT pre and Infinity Renaissance 90 speakers for reference,

Thanks for any input to a regular guy that just happens to dig quality sound. -John

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The thin, foam things may help a little, but barely. Anyone can make really cheap but really good looking panels. OC 703 is good to use in those. Ideally, you want the panels installed so the absorption parts are an inch or two off the wall. This allows absorption on the way in, to bounce off the wall behind it, and absorb it again on the way out. 

Focus on first reflection points to the MLP. Side walls and ceiling and floor (thick carpet). Diffusion can be just as important.

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