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Flatscreen between speakers

Has anyone found a solution to cancel or at least improve the acoustic glare caused by a flatscreen tv on the wall behind the speakers? I don’t have a dedicated room and have to share the room with my home theater setup. I have thought of using an appropriate curtain and treat the tv as if it was a window. I am also considering light 3D printed panels that I can temporarily hung when listening to music and take down when watching TV with the wife. 
I tried hanging a couple of thick towels on it to see if there would be any improvement and the answer is yes. The center image is more solid and a little deeper. Nothing drastic but if I could squeeze anything positive, why not. Please let me know if you have confronted this issue in the past and whether you were able to solve it. Thanks. 

spenav

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classicalpiano
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I thought about how to incorporate a screen between my Apogee Divas. A projection screen with a retractable screen allows me to take the screen out of the way when doing serious listening. The pain of installing a projector and screen was impractical. Acoustic treatments you have to move in and out of use is a nuisance  Eighteen months ago I discovered AWOL. It employs a 120 inch screen that sits anywhere behind the speakers, comes in different sizes, and it uses a short-throw laser projector that sits maybe 15 inches away from the screen on a slate base. The screen height is adjustable and is automatic, opening or closing in 30-40 seconds. It has a great 4k image, and the sound plays through your audio set-up. This gives me the option for what experience I want to have easily. Look on-line for AWOL. One of the best additions to my system, which had been purely audiophile for 46 years. HUGE wow factor for guests, too!

classicalpiano
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Thank you, spenav! The AWOL system is a bit expensive (roughly $6k for mine, plus interconnects). The screen sits hidden in box (roughly 115 inches long, and 5 inches H x 5 inches deep) directly behind the plane of the Divas. Pressing the start button raises the screen up to the chosen height,  essentially occupying 90+% of the area between the speakers. 2 JL subs sit next to the Divas and in front of the screen; they are non-obstructing because bottom of the picture is about 20 inches about the floor. The short-throw project, situated close to the screen, uses laser light on this screen specially designed to reject ambient lighting. Sharp, defined, colorful in 4k with HDR is superb! I stream classical performances (Cleveland Orchestra & Berlin Phil & medici, MetOpera, youtube...) with extremely satisfying results! And when done with AV experiences, the screen quietly retracts back into the box, and the projector shuts down. Then I can enjoy audiophile listening! Anyway, enjoy completing your system, then enjoy your accomplishment with a beverage and music you know well and love. Best of luck!

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