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New room problems?

I've recently moved my system to a new dedicated 2ch/HT room. In the old room (just your everyday living room) I had wide soundstage and deep bass. I had made no real attempt to optimize my speaker placement since I was building the new media room and knew I'd have to move everything soon. At my listening position in the new room, the soundstage is wide but strong bass response is hanging about 3 feet above my head. If I stand up the bass response is perfect as well as the soundstage. If I sit I have wide soundstage but little bass response.

New room: 18'x11.5x8' speakers on short wall with media cabinet and TV in between, room is carpeted, speakers are 8.5' apart, 16" from side walls, 28" out from front wall, 1" toe in to listening position which is 8' from speakers.

System (sorry nothing fancy): Jolida JD100 player into Rotel RSX-1056 surr processor, left and right signal sent to a Rotel RB-1080 amp for 2 channel listening into Von Schweikert VR4-jr speakers. Speakers are biwired. Interconnects are homemade using Chris Venhaus' method. Speaker wire is standard 12 guage braided.

None of the interconnects or cables were changed when I moved from one room to another. I've moved the speakers around quite a bit but have not been able to move the bass response down to my sitting ear level and I loose the nice wide soundstage if I push the speakers back into the corners or closer together.

I assume room treatments are in my future but which ones? Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
wrekkah

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wrekkah OP
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CKoffend: Thank you for the ideas. I've tried large towels in the ceiling corners, behind the speakers and between the wall corners. I couldn't honestly say I heard any improvements. I tried lifting the back of the speakers about an 1" with and without the towels I did not hear any improvement. Changing the toe-in to 4" with towels behind the speakers increased bass slightly but the bass I hear at standing head level is still much fuller and louder. I will continue to try other options.

Yes, the speakers are loaded with lead shot. My listening position is approximately 5'from the back wall.

Undertow: Our couch is pretty normal sized so no help there. I also have a problem of windows on one side of the room. I hope new blinds will help with that a little bit. What types of room treatments did you end up with in your room or did just the couch solve your problem.

It's very frustrating because I can hear the bass response I want, just not at my listening height.

wrekkah OP
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Thanks everyone for your responses and ideas. I'll try to update with my progress.

Due to the high cost of room treatments I'm going to try the DIY route. There seems to be a lot of info out there. It'll take awhile to digest it all.
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